CONCEPTS‚ MEASUREMENT AND CAUSES OF POVERTY BY Prof. D. O. Ajakaiye and Dr. V. A. Adeyeye 1. BACKGROUND Thoughts on appropriate conceptualization‚ measurement and accurate characterization of determinants of poverty have a long history. From analytical perspective‚ thinking about poverty can be traced back at least to the codification of poor laws in medieval England‚ through to the pioneering empirical studies‚ at the turn of the century‚ by Booth in London and by Rowntree in York. Rowntree’s study
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Does Economic Growth lead to Poverty Alleviation? Please compare and contrast very briefly the experiences of China‚ India and Brazil. What lessons can an African country of your choice learn from these experiences? INTRODUCTION The last few decades witnessed a rapid economic growth in developing countries. However‚ over 88% of the 1.2 Billion world poor (Olinto et al‚ 2013) live in these countries. (Appendix: Table 1.1) This phenomenon poses the question if the recent growth has been pro-poor
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STOPPING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES A Research Paper Presented to Mr. Al C. Benzon Department of English Institute of Arts and Sciences Far Eastern University‚ Manila In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course BE 09201 - Communication Arts Part II CARLOS‚ Romina T. FARIÑAS‚ Justine Louise R. FELICITAS‚ Sherilyn D. LIM‚ Kellie Gwen J. October 2011 Table of Contents Content Page Chapter 1…………………………………………………………………………………..... 1 I
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What is poverty ...etymology ... Explanation ...types...how poor are...poverty in Pakistan...Root causes of poverty...a) Feudal system ...b) Lack of proper Governance...c) Economic Vulnerability d)Political Instability and corruption... e) Environmental factors f) Gender discrimination... Conclusion Poverty He is poor who doesn’t have enough‚ he is poorer who cannot get enough." (jean guehnno) Poverty is ethical state not statistical . Poverty is a state who lacks some material possession
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Assignments in Social Science Class IX (Term II) 3. POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE ASSIGNMENTS FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS A. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS 1. Every _________ person in India is poor. (a) third (b) fourth (c) fifth (d) sixth 2. Vulnerability to poverty is determined by the options for finding an alternative living in terms of (a) assets (b) education (c) health (d) all the above 3. Social exclusion denies certain individuals the (a) facilities (b) benefits (c) opportunities
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CAUSES OF POVERTY: Findings from Recent Research By Amy Rynell The Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty October 2008 Acknowledgements Funder This report was supported by a grant from the Chicago Community Trust. Editorial Support Jim Lewis‚ Chicago Community Trust Amy Terpstra‚ The Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty Research Team The Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty provides dynamic research and analysis on today’s most pressing
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Extreme Poverty: dimensions and policy implications with particular focus on South East Asia Richard Curtain Professional Associate National Institute for Governance Curtain Consulting‚ Melbourne www.curtain-consulting.net.au 2 November 2004 1. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to present estimates of young people in poverty in the world‚ with particular reference to South East Asia. The paper also describes the efforts by countries in the latter region to overcome poverty among youth
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Poverty is one of the major factors that hinder development‚ it is categorized into two main terms which are absolute and relative‚ with absolute being the most dominate in most rural areas of the world. This essay will outline the measures of alleviating poverty in rural areas‚ in which a rural area by definition is a small civil division in a country with a few inhabitants and sparsely populated. The alleviation measures include modernization of infrastructure‚ developing of micro-enterprises‚
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Uncertainty Reduction Theory “The Vow” and “Meet the Parents” Uncertainty reduction theory is “the point of view that uncertainty motivates communication and that certainty reduces the motivation to communicate” (Wood‚ definition). This theory was first developed by Charles Berger. He believed that when people are to meet for the first time they have a high level of uncertainty and the only way for them to reduce it is to communicate with one another. “They don’t know what each other likes
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developing economy’[1]. For the purpose of this paper I will be discussing what progress has been made in reducing poverty in India over the last two decades. Poverty can be defined by ‘a condition in which a person or community is deprived of‚ or lacks the essentials for a minimum standard of well-being and life.’[2] Our understanding can be further developed by the concept of a poverty-line. This is the threshold of ‘the money an individual needs to achieve the minimum level of welfare’ and
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