Poverty
Advanced Writing Final Essay
Poverty in Egypt
Mostafa Emad 113195
The problem of poverty in the Egyptian society
According to El laithy H. (1998), Poverty is defined as a shortage in money that the people cannot afford the basic needs that are food, water, shelter, education and health care. There are about 85 poor country all over the world including Egypt. Egypt is one of the countries that suffer from a high percentage of poverty in the Arab world and in the whole world. Although there is a difference between the official and non official reports about the percentage poverty in Egypt, it is still a high percentage. Poverty in Egypt is very common in the countryside areas than in the city areas. The total percentage of poverty in Egypt is that there is 46 % of the population lives under the line of poverty. Of this percentage, there are 41 % in the rural areas and 5.5 % live in the city.
According to Gaurav D., & Jolliffe D. and Sharma M. (1998), To be able to understand the true meaning of poverty, we need to know what the poverty line is. The line of poverty is a universal definition which sets the definition of poverty. It the universal poverty line is 1 $ dollar a day. This means that the people who do not get a dollar a day to afford their basic needs are poor. This line was raised to be 1.25 $ a day. So, the people who cannot get a dollar a day are considered poor or live under the poverty line. This line is different from a country to another, but it is only depending on the economical situation in every country. In general, the poverty line all over the world is the minimum money that helps the people to afford the basic daily needs which is 1 $ or 1.25 $ a day.
According to El laithy H. (1998), The poor people in Egypt have common characteristics. These characteristics could be seen in many people around us every day and in every place. The first one is that they are not able to live an honorable life in which
Poverty in Egypt
Mostafa Emad 113195
The problem of poverty in the Egyptian society
According to El laithy H. (1998), Poverty is defined as a shortage in money that the people cannot afford the basic needs that are food, water, shelter, education and health care. There are about 85 poor country all over the world including Egypt. Egypt is one of the countries that suffer from a high percentage of poverty in the Arab world and in the whole world. Although there is a difference between the official and non official reports about the percentage poverty in Egypt, it is still a high percentage. Poverty in Egypt is very common in the countryside areas than in the city areas. The total percentage of poverty in Egypt is that there is 46 % of the population lives under the line of poverty. Of this percentage, there are 41 % in the rural areas and 5.5 % live in the city.
According to Gaurav D., & Jolliffe D. and Sharma M. (1998), To be able to understand the true meaning of poverty, we need to know what the poverty line is. The line of poverty is a universal definition which sets the definition of poverty. It the universal poverty line is 1 $ dollar a day. This means that the people who do not get a dollar a day to afford their basic needs are poor. This line was raised to be 1.25 $ a day. So, the people who cannot get a dollar a day are considered poor or live under the poverty line. This line is different from a country to another, but it is only depending on the economical situation in every country. In general, the poverty line all over the world is the minimum money that helps the people to afford the basic daily needs which is 1 $ or 1.25 $ a day.
According to El laithy H. (1998), The poor people in Egypt have common characteristics. These characteristics could be seen in many people around us every day and in every place. The first one is that they are not able to live an honorable life in which
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