Poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. In the past four decades‚ the proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People’s Republic of China‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ and Viet Nam. Economic growth has gone through boom and bust cycles‚ and recent episodes of moderate economic expansion have had limited impact on the poor. Great inequality across
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once said‚ “Poverty is the worst form of violence” he wanted to raise awareness for the struggles of poverty. Millions are suffering‚ to this day‚ from this heartbreaking epidemic. The real problem lies in the fact that poverty can be eradicated‚ by putting our minds and resources towards this cause. The number of those in poverty has been increasing every year. Poverty is something that is affecting every country in the world‚ no matter how big or small‚ rich or poor. Eradicating poverty should be
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Poverty alleviation programmes in India - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_alleviation_programmes_in_India Poverty alleviation programmes in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Contents 1 Jawhar Gram Samridhi Yojna 2 Employment Assurance Scheme(EAS) 3 National Old Age Pension Scheme(NOAPS) 4 National Family Benefit Scheme(NFBS) 5 National Maternity Benefit Scheme 6 ANNAPURNA 7 Integrated Rural Development programme 8 Rural Housing-Indira
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with the rising problem of poverty. It is estimated that about 38% of the population live in severe poverty (Poverty Bulletin‚ 2005‚ p.9). According to the poverty reduction strategy for Namibia (1998‚ p.1) Namibia is among the most dualistic countries in the world both geographically and economically. Most of the population is situated in the northern regions of the country‚ where majority of the people depend on agriculture as a means to sustain their lives. Poverty in Namibia‚ is a very serious
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overty as a Social Problem: We have all felt a shortage of cash at times. That is an individual experience. It is not the same as the social problem of poverty. While money is a measure of wealth‚ lack of cash can be a measure of lack of wealth‚ but it is not the social problem of poverty. See "Principles." Poverty as a social problem is a deeply embedded wound that permeates every dimension of culture and society. It includes sustained low levels of income for members of a community. It includes
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Illustration Essay Composition In today’s world people aren’t like they use to be. The crime rate has tripled year after year‚ people you see everyday murders‚ thieves and cheaters. I remember when everything was nice and quiet and never got to out of hand. When everybody knew each other and trusted one another. I am going to talk about the different types of scenarios and illustrating each one at the same time. The first Scenario is when people jump in front of you in
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Poverty‚ which is defined as the lack of the minimum food and shelter necessary for maintaining life. More specifically‚ this condition is known as absolute poverty. Today it is estimated that more than 35 million Americans—approximately 14 percent of the population—live in poverty. Of course‚ like all other social science statistics‚ these are not without controversy. Other estimates of poverty in the United States range from 10 percent to 21 percent‚ depending on one’s political leanings. This
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March 24‚ 2011 Patients Dealing with Poverty Poverty affects almost half the world. Over three billion people live on less than $2.50 a day (Global Issues). The United States‚ one of the wealthiest nations in the world‚ accounts for almost 12% of these statistics. In addition to these people‚ another 50 million are “near poverty” level. Even more alarming‚ according to the 1999 Census Bureau‚ over 16% of all children in the United States live in poverty verse the recorded 12% of adults (Yahoo
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Position of Poverty In the world we live in today there are only two kinds of poverty as identified by John Kenneth Galbrith in “The Position of Poverty.” Galbrith made a distinction and labeled the distinction as “case poverty” and “insular poverty.” According to Galbrith case poverty is defined as‚ restricted to an individual and his or her family and often seems to be the caused by alcoholism‚ ignorance‚ mental deficiency‚ discrimination‚ or specific disabilities. Insular poverty on
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Poverty in modern era As many of the people in the world are concerned what to wear‚ what to buy‚ where to go on vacation est. the others continuously are facing the evil‚ so called poverty‚ not knowing if they are going to have lunch in the next day or many of them in the next week. The poverty is not a new problem but it is one of the biggest problems‚ nowadays. On one hand‚ there is rapid development of the technology‚ everyday there are new mobile phones with better and higher performances
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