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    Poverty in Liberia

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    What is poverty? To be poor is to be underprivileged‚ to live a lifestyle not deemed a proper and healthy one to most‚ and‚ as is the main connotation‚ to have an insufficient amount of money. Fourteen years of civil war has left the infrastructure of Liberia in ruin‚ affecting water‚ sanitation‚ food security and livelihood in general. This has left Liberia the third poorest country in the world‚ in terms of GDP per capita. In actuality‚ there are only two classes in Liberia: the very rich and

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    Is Poverty a Crime

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    Is poverty a crime? By: Kendra Curran Poverty is a crime to a certain degree‚ although in saying that it’s not a crime to be poor‚ and he who is poor is not a criminal. The bottom line is though we as a human race strive‚ struggle and fight; often work as much as we can so we will never be in poverty. For poverty can run through all class‚ even to the very wealthy‚ but that doesn’t mean that they don’t give everything they have to get out of poverty. For stated by a man named Carlyle

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    causes of poverty

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    Three main causes of poverty Poverty‚ the stage of being indigent or extremely poor is the common phenomena of the world. Today about one-fifth of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty. For example‚ Indonesia‚ Filipina‚ Africa and Afghanistan. They don’t have adequate food‚ water‚ sanitation‚ education or healthcare‚ poverty may leads to dead and extinct. The causes of world poverty are widespread diseases‚ geographical location and unethical company. Firstly‚ widespread diseases is

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    The Cause of Poverty

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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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    effects of poverty

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    Whitney Jefferson Ms.Hatfield-4B English II 22 April 2013 Effects of Poverty on Children in Sub-Saharan Africa Poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is a major issue that is not discussed much. The health and wellbeing of these people in country’s such as Ghana‚ Kenya‚ Madagascar‚ Ethiopia‚ Liberia‚ etc. is drastically declining. The food supply in some places is harsh. The complexity of how some of these people live is outrageous. Africa is one of the poorest continent’s in the world. A third of sub-Saharan

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    Poverty in America

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    Poverty is an epidemic that has swept the American nation many times over. Whether it be quietly lingering under the surface‚ or blatantly staring us in the face as it is in this current recession‚ it affects people across America on individual‚ community and national levels alike. While there are many causes and effects of poverty‚ it is important to view the issue of poverty and its causes from all angles when one seeks to tackle the problem. These factors include socio-economic status‚ mental

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    Poverty in Pakistan

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    POVERTY IN PAKISTAN CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Poverty Condition in Pakistan 3. Definition 4. Causes of Poverty in Pakistan Government Policies Poor Governance Corruption Unemployment Overpopulation Education 5. Remedies to Overcome Poverty in Pakistan 6. Conclusion INTRODUCTION The word poverty derived from Latin word “pauper” means “poor”. Poverty refers to the condition of not having the means to afford basic human needs such as clean water‚

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    Causes for Poverty

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    Causes of Poverty: The basic causes of poverty in India are as follows: (1) Colonial Exploitation: During the British administration‚ the industrial sector of the economy was completely destroyed. The people were bound to depend on agriculture. The man-land ratio declined giving rise to widespread underemployment and disguised unemployment. Further the Britishers compelled the poor farmers to sell their product at a lower price and sold the British industrial product at a higher price in Indian

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    Poverty in the Philippines can be described in many ways. There are numerous stories that I have observed‚ researched‚ and heard about that paint a clear picture on how “poor” people in our country live their lives. I think that I should first mention my own perspective of what poverty is and who the poor people are in our country. I am confident that I can give at least a brief and general description of poverty because I come from Cubao‚ a place packed by multiple informal settlers and street

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    Fighting Poverty

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    Fighting poverty (Published in FOCUS‚ newsletter of the Financial Exctuives Institute of the Philippines‚ July 17‚ 2013) The presentation of De La Salle University Chairman Francis G. Estrada during the 6th general membership meeting of FINEX was truly glaring – that the percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line has remained almost unchanged in the past eight years. A report of the Asian Development Bank causes of the high incidence of poverty in the country that includes low

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