EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH ON POVERTY REDUCTION IN INDIA (STATE OVERVIEW) From 1974-2005 By Sagir Khericha ID:1053378 Contact Details: sxk978@bham.ac.uk‚ shagirk@gmail.com Topic Page number Abstract 01 Introduction 01 Literature review 03 Literature review Specific to India 07 Methodology 10 Empirical Findings 11 Conclusion 12 Appendix 13 References 13 ABSTRACT India has had an
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Poverty in Pakistan A STUDY on poverty has brought Pakistan face to face with a reality that it will find hard to accept: every third Pakistani is caught in the ‘poor’ bracket i.e. some 58.7 million out of a total population of 180 million subsist below the poverty line. This includes more than half the population in the forever remote Balochistan‚ 33 per cent in Sindh‚ 32 per cent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 19 per cent in Punjab. These are daunting figures. But they are much needed for planning
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Poverty has worsened in the Republic of Congo since the 1980s and half the country’s people now live below the poverty line. This average‚ however‚ masks wide geographic and economic inequalities. Most of the country’s poor people (64.8 per cent) live in rural areas and women are among the hardest hit by poverty. In 2006‚ more than a third of children under five in rural areas suffered from malnutrition. Access to water is also poor in rural areas where only 11 per cent of people can get water
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Unavoidable--Poverty In these ten years‚ economic are growing rapidly among the world. The living standard of people is becoming much higher. However‚ the problem of poverty is also worsening simultaneously. A survey on 2008 conducted by the World Bank revealed that nearly 1.3 billion people are named as absolutely poverty‚ which is stated as “a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs‚ including food‚ safe drinking water‚ sanitation facilities‚ health‚ shelter‚ education
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POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE 1. A person is considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given minimum level necessary to fulfil basic needs. Each country uses an imaginary line that is considered appropriate for its existing level of development and its accepted minimum social norms. This is called the poverty line. While determining the poverty line in India‚ a minimum level of food requirement‚ clothing‚ footwear‚ fuel and light‚ educational and medical requirements‚ etc
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Defining Poverty Poverty has been defined in many different ways. Some attempt to reduce it to numbers‚ while others believe that a more vague definition must be used. In the end‚ a combination of both methods is best. DiNitto and Cummins (2007)‚ in their book “Social Welfare‚ Politics and Public Policy‚” present six definitions and explanations of poverty. Social reformers Webb and Webb (1911) present another angle on poverty. Essentially‚ all definitions are correct‚ the debate is of which
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Poverty The word poverty is derived from French word “Pauvre”‚ meaning poor. Material possession of having little or no more means to support oneself is called poverty according to Bargata and Borgata . Poverty is of two types absolute poverty which refers to the basic needs of human life which commonly includes food‚ water‚ sanitation‚ shelter‚ clothing‚ health care and education and relative poverty which is defined as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live. According
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Poverty in Pakistan Abstract: Poverty is Pakistan’s biggest problem which today’s Pakistan facing‚ it is interconnected with several elements which are having direct or indirect relationship with poverty. This paper is an effort to find out and discuss the elements related to poverty and it is a contribution from author to do something for his country and same time for the rest of world. Poverty in Pakistan does not affect people of Pakistan only but it has an effect on rest of world as well. Today
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year 2006 is $48‚201. ("Annual") but‚ why does poverty exist in our country? Everyday you wake up and see streets that are filled with cars‚ houses‚ buildings‚ stands‚ plants‚ and animals‚ but have you ever noticed a homeless family or starving children on the street? The truth is‚ poverty is around us‚ and we are oblivious to it. People need to realize that poverty is a growing epidemic. I have seen some families living in their cars‚ and eating from garbage. I have seen old men beg for change
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Causes of Poverty Since the 1970s‚ poverty dropped significantly in East Asia‚ while in Africa‚ Latin America‚ and South Asia‚ the level of poverty has decreased less‚ or even risen in some countries. In 1991 almost 36 million Americans were living below the poverty line‚ the official level of income which is needed to achieve a basic living standard with enough money for things such as food‚ clothing and a place to live. In Cambodia‚ the poverty rate was 25% in 2012. Based on this fact
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