Rediff.com » Business » How poverty in India can be eliminated How poverty in India can be eliminated June 29‚ 2007 13:06 IST Share this Ask Users Write a Comment What is the cost of eliminating poverty and hunger in India [ Images ]? That of course depends on the extent of poverty‚ which has been mired in academic debate about the measurement of poverty. <IMG SRC="http://imads.rediff.com/0/OasDefault/Coke_WC_Spons_180x150/coke_bck.gif" WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=250 BORDER=0>
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Located in West Africa and bordering the Atlantic‚ Nigeria is a big country that occupies 356‚667 square miles with a total population of 168 million. Nigeria is abundant in natural resources like coal‚ gold‚ lead‚ iron‚ salt‚ copper‚ and zinc‚ but it is best known as a big producer of oil. Thanks to its size‚ population‚ and resources‚ Nigeria is dubbed as “the giant of Africa” (Falola‚ 4). According to World Bank Data of 2010‚ Nigeria has an annual percentage growth rate as 8.0%‚ one of the world’s
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According to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service‚ in 2011there we around 29‚900 known gangs and roughly 782‚500 members. “Gangs are responsible for an average of 48 percent of violent crime in most jurisdictions and up to 90 percent in several others‚ according to NGIC analysis” (FBI‚ 2011‚ p.9). Gang violence explained by the following articles by Bellair and McNulty‚ Horowitz‚ and Shirazi show that gang violence plays a role in negating the positive neighborhood activities. While also
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Number: 272040201 Level: 400 Question: DISCUSS HOW CRIME CAN BE REDUCE IN THE SOCIETY Answer: Introduction In Sociology‚ crime is identified as a deviant behavior. It is deviant in that it goes against accepted or written rules and laws that guide a society. All deviant behavior isn’t a crime. A crime occurs when someone breaks the law by an overt act‚ omission or neglect that can result in punishment. A person who has violated a law‚ or has breached a rule‚
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Today’s world is cruel and cold. Not so long ago‚ young people imagined an egalitarian society where men and women wouldn’t be limited by money or possessions. A world of peace and abundance where nobody would be left behind. Unfortunately‚ the future is here‚ and it looks bleak. We live in a world still plagued with wars‚ diseases‚ greed and poverty. In 2015‚ we are confronted with the harsh realities of the traditionnal economy in which we live. Homelessness is one of those problems‚ and it does
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it. However‚ you can limit the amount of immigrants coming in. Instead of having everyone come to the USA‚ the government would just have to choose people based on their criminal record and other background history. Illegal immigration is different than legal immigration. Illegal immigrants should not be in the USA in the first place but legal immigration has many different benefits to America. Thank you for reading my letter and I know that you are very busy but I hope you can respond back as
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encourage drivers to stay focused on driving to prevent distraction. There are apps‚ that can block calls and text message and those apps will block every calls and text message except 911 which way people will be focused on driving(The real American Carnage Is on the Nation’s Highways 3). Now that there is an app that can prevent people from distraction‚ people need to educate themselves with those apps. People can use those apps while they drive. Drivers should have postcard in their car as a reminder
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NIGERIA The Federal Republic of Nigeria comprises thirty six states and its Federal Capital Territory is Abuja. Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west‚ Chad and Cameroon in the east‚ and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The Flag The flag of Nigeria consists of three equal sized vertical stripes - the right and left stripe are green; and the middle stripe is white. The Nigerian
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Project in Philippine history Titled : Philippine Government in Transition GROUP 2 BPA1-B Datu is the title for chiefs‚ sovereign princes‚ and monarchs in the Visayas andMindanao Regions of the Philippines. Together with Lakan (Luzon)‚ Apo in Central and Northern Luzon‚ Sultan and Rajah‚ they are titles used for native royalty
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individually to poor families in America‚ many who do have incomes over the poverty line are still unable to meet the needs of their family‚ showing us that perhaps our measures of poverty are inaccurate‚ and the problem is even more prevalent than we can see. Once poverty thresholds are standardized‚ America’s poverty rate is 5% higher than the average of the OECD. Rates of poverty are highest among minorities. While 10% of white people live in poverty‚ the rates are significantly higher among blacks
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