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    Poverty in India

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    Poverty in India is widespread with the nation estimated to have a third of the world’s poor. According to a 2005 World Bank estimate‚ 42% of India falls below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 a day (PPP‚ in nominal terms 21.6 a day in urban areas and 14.3 in rural areas); having reduced from 60% in 1981.[1] According to the criterion used by the Planning Commission of India 27.5% of the population was living below the poverty line in 2004–2005‚ down from 51.3% in 1977–1978‚ and 36% in

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    Development throughout the life of a person depends on nourishment‚ shelter‚ education‚ and many other factors. A person cannot lead a full life without catering to their needs and interests‚ and living in poverty does not help. Poverty levels affect many people all over the world‚ specifically‚ the Dominican Republic. I recently took a trip there with my mother‚ and‚ during this trip‚ I noticed many dilapidated homes that housed under-nourished families. I feel that these situations do not help

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    Poverty and Lotteries

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    Timothy Ho 4/11/2011 Argument Analysis Essay Many people have been filled with hopes and dreams for the future. However‚ the fact is not greeted us with a smile. In essay “Against the odds‚ against the common good”‚ the author Gloria Jimenez debates issue of lotteries that are used to bait people around us. Furthermore‚ from the interface of this problem‚ she describes what problems we face nowadays then how come we are going to overcome this bad situation. The author’s thesis is appeared strongly

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    Poverty in the Third World

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    similar division. Even in the richest country in the World‚ the United States of America‚ there are people‚ although small in number‚ who live in abject poverty. Similarly in even the poorest country in the world like Bangladesh‚ there are few who would be considered rich even by the standards of rich counties. Why do some people live in abject poverty and why do others live in the lap of luxury? Why are the children of these wealthy people given the opportunities that the children of those living in

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    Poverty In Latin America

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    of wealth in the world. The gap between rich and poor is one of the biggest‚ and much higher than it is in the industrialized countries or the regions of the Third World. The continent has an unclear privilege of rich people with a society in extreme poverty conditions‚ while in some countries the proportion of poor has stabilized‚ the absolute number has been growing every year. Because of corruption in the political states‚ lack of social interest in the population‚ and the negative effect of the

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    Effects of Poverty on Children Poverty is defined as the lack of the minimum food and shelter necessary for maintaining life. A child who grows up in poverty face an uphill battle throughout their lives‚ as poverty often forces them to drop out of school in order to help provide for the family‚ and denies them the medical care that they need to grow into strong‚ healthy‚ productive adults. Children are dependent on others; they enter or avoid poverty by virtue of their family’s economic circumstances

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    Poverty and Personality

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    A PAPER ON POVERTY AND PERSONALITY Presented By: Praveen S.John Web Page: http://praveenfriend.blogspot.com/ Introduction There are many factors that influence personality. Poverty is one among them. Personality is an organized and distinctive pattern of behavior‚ thought‚ and feelings which characterizes a person’s adaptation to a various situations

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    Poverty Alleviation

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    POVERTY ALLEVIATION: POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES Presented By: Sanjay Timilsina XII ’B’ DAY Roll no. 33 POVERTY ALLEVIATION: POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES INTRODUCTION Attempts to define poverty cannot do justice to the reality of its experience. However‚ as understood by the general public‚ poverty refers to the condition of not having the means to afford basic human needs such as healthy and hygienic food‚ shelter‚ clothing‚ quality education

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    Poverty is defined in many ways. The dictionary definition simply does not suffice to show the human cost of poverty. Poverty is much more than the limited capital resources that this definition suggests. Poverty is defined by the federal government as 16‚660 for a family of four in 1998 ("Child Poverty in the United States" 2000). These figures are tremendously flawed; a single individual residing in the United States would not fare well by the standards of most individuals at this income level

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    Essay on Culture of Poverty

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    WORKING PAPER SERIES Theories of Poverty and Anti-Poverty Programs in Community Development Ted K. Bradshaw RPRC Working Paper No. 06-05 February‚ 2006 Rural Poverty Research Center http://www.rprconline.org/ Introduction Community development has a variety of strategies available to meet the needs of those persons and groups who are less advantaged‚ usually in poverty. Community developers help all communities‚ but their passion lies disproportionately with people who do not have adequate

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