RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN Nigeria In addressing this topic; Rural Poverty Alleviation‚ it is necessary to define each of the words in this phrase. Efforts will therefore be made to clearly describe/define the following words; Rural‚ Poverty‚ and Alleviation. WHAT IS RURAL? To define what is rural is daunting task‚ because the word rural is an inexact term that can mean different thing to different people. For example‚ what is considered rural in a place like United States of America and United
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INFRASTRUCTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA Introduction 1. Malaysia has achieved substantial success in its rural development‚ especially in reducing the incidence of poverty in both rural and urban. In the process‚ the rural areas have been developed with infrastructures‚ utility‚ social amenities‚ health and school facilities and etc to support the economic development of the country as well as increasing the quality of life of her populace. The productivity and incomes of the rural people‚ or
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Americans and Hispanics from the ages of 16-24 who live in urban areas tend to commit more crimes rather than those ethnicity males in rural areas because of their lifestyle. Minorities who live in urban areas tend to follow what they see and believe that it is acceptable to hang out on the streets and commit robberies. They believe the deviant acts they commit are normal. Rural areas like Orange County‚ NY are filled with African American and Hispanics around the same age but there is less crime committed
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There has always been a sharp distinction between urban and rural living‚ with each having its particular advantages and disadvantages. From a personal perspective‚ I am more inclined to live in a small town rather than a big city. To me‚ it boils down to more peace and quiet; a better environment to live in; and family safety. To begin with‚ small towns are usually quiet and relatively calm. The pace of life is relaxed and the low number of cars and people makes for a peaceful setting without
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The quest for social reform in rural Canada during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries reveals a deep connection between educational movements and reform. Many studies and primary sources allow us to explore the history of our nation and ways in which key actors used education to encourage reform in rural Canada. In doing so‚ many of these key thinkers hoped to use education as a solution‚ or as an alternative‚ to a variety of problems in the rural world. Therefore‚ some educational reforms resulted
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Cancer Patients that reside in rural areas face many challenges when it comes to high quality health care. The top 5 cancer research centers are in some of the biggest cities in America. They are in Houston‚ New York‚ Boston‚ Seattle‚ and Baltimore. Cancer patients in rural areas have to spend thousands of more dollars to see more experienced doctors and visit better hospitals. They spend extra money on apartments‚ hotels‚ car rentals‚ food‚ gas‚ and out of pocket medical expenses. For example
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Despite the sharp decrease in the dropout rate in rural America between the years 1975 and 1993 which essentially closed the gap between the urban and rural dropout rates‚ over 10 percent of rural students still do not finish high school and have difficulty finding gainful employment (e.g.‚ Paasch & Swaim‚ 1995). Graduation is an extremely important milestone in the life of an individual as they prepare for adult life (Paasch & Swaim‚ 1995). For instance‚ high school graduates have a greater chance
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Bed Bath and Beyond Cash and Debt-to-total Capital While BBBY’s balance sheet is strong‚ there are risks of having too much cash. Namely the risk of not attracting or keeping investors‚ because of their desire to maximize their returns. When an investor sees to much cash on the balance sheet‚ they may question the company’s ability to manage their capital structure efficiently‚ and therefore question their ability to maximize shareholder value. While BBBY uses their cash for store growth and small
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Market segmentation- is the process in marketing of dividing a market into distinct subsets (segments) that behave in the same way or have similar needs. Because each segment is fairly homogeneous in their needs and attitudes‚ they are likely to respond similarly to a given marketing strategy. That is‚ they are likely to have similar feeling and ideas about a marketing mix comprised of a given product or service‚ sold at a given price‚ distributed in a certain way‚ and promoted in a certain way.
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Abstract: The rural settlement within the Malda district highlights human attempts for the livelihood and building the habitat on the diverse geographical landscapes. The characteristics of its natural endowments‚ social conditionality and historical antecedents and most importantly the human efforts gave the rural countryside a certain kind of social and morphological characteristics. The morphological characteristics of the villages have been collected from the different natural regions of the
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