Rural poverty in the Kingdom of Morocco Poverty is essentially a rural phenomenon in the Kingdom of Morocco. About 4 million people in the country live below the national poverty line‚ and 3 million of them are in rural areas. During the decade from 1994 to 2004 there was a significant increase in the incidence of poverty in some of the poorest provinces. And although there has been progress in the country’s standing in the human development index‚ the gap between urban and rural areas remains a
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Rural-Nonrural Differences in Educational Attainment: Results from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988-2000 Soo-yong Byun‚ Judith L. Meece‚ and Matthew J. Irvin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill April‚ 2010 Running Head: Rural-Nonrural Differences in Educational Attainment Revisited Word count: 7‚890 *This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association‚ May 3‚ 2010‚ Denver‚ CO. The analyses
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accept who they really were as individuals and therefore could not move on. In the novel Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison‚ irony is used to express the meaning of different situations and the true feelings of characters. By using irony throughout the novel‚ Ellison is able to express his theme through the main character‚ the invisible man. The narrator begins the story by telling the reader he knows‚ “I am invisible‚ understand‚ simply because people refuse to see me” (Ellison‚ 3). The narrator shows
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Role of WORLD BANK subsidiaries in promotion of International trade and Investments. The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes. The World Bank has a stated goal of reducing poverty. By law‚ all of its decisions must be guided by a commitment to promote foreign investment‚ international trade and facilitate capital investment. The World Bank differs from the World Bank Group‚ in that the World Bank comprises only
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which instead face the phenomenon of counter-urbanisation where people choose to move away from the bustling city to the quieter rural environment. Positive impacts (Reasons for urbanisation) Wage and employment differentials Economic advancements are better in the city for migrants due to higher wages and increased number of working days. For example‚ In Dehli‚ rural migrants’ income increase by 150% compared to those in villages. Job opportunities in the city can also be found in the form
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Voting behaviour in rural and urban areas of Punjab Dr. Mughees Ahmed 1 Abstract The study of voting behavior of the rural and urban voters is the main objective of this paper. Ideological and biradari (clan‚ tribe) based considerations of voters are discussed in this case. Biradarism (casteism‚ tribalism) is the main component of this behavior. It has a very deep impact on political alignments of the people of Punjab. This factor gained more importance in the era of non-political governments
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’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’rural livelihood in india • ’ ’ ’ ’ ’Rural livelihood activities are outside houses ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Rural livelihood involves living with and being sustained by nature.. For Example farmer * farming * herding * fishing * off-farm employment‚ * exploitation of natural resources through hunting and gathering. * forest product collection * women does house hold chores It is diverse but simple livelihood strategies Agriculture and food production plays a major role Child
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An Invisible Thread‚ a non-fiction novel‚ was published on November 1st‚ 2011 by Howard Books. It was written by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski. This incredible book tells the story of the author‚ a well-established woman‚ and a young street boy’s friendship. As the story progresses‚ we learn about the young boy named Maurice’s life as well as Laura’s own. It becomes clear that it was almost as if their meeting was not a coincidence. Instead‚ it is speculated throughout the pages that they met
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Introduction Rural water and sanitation in Ghana is considered and seen as a social issue and not merely a technical or financial one. Sanitation‚ in general has always been an afterthought in past water and sanitation programmes in Ghana until the launch of the country’s Community Water and Sanitation Programme (CWSP) in 1994 when situation reversed. The implementation strategy of the CWSP focused on the creation of a market for sanitation facilities and services using community based artisans
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effects. While overt expressions of racism have become socially unacceptable (Pettigrew 1989)‚ Aboriginals still experience racism but in its subtle forms. Beyondblue’s YouTube clip ‘The Invisible Discriminator’ (2014) went viral and highlighted the negative effects of subtle racism on Aboriginals. The ‘Invisible Discriminator’ embodies the unconscious racist within the minds of non-Indigenous Australians (Beyondblue 2014). Georgie Harman‚ Beyondblue’s CEO commented that Australians are unaware of
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