Poverty in the world Thanks to rapid economic and technological development‚ there has been a drastic improvement in most people’s living standard. But sadly‚ the irreversible trend of globalization has widened the income disparity between the rich and the poor. Actually‚ the deterioration of the poverty problem has raised the alarm bells. If we don’t find solutions to eradicating poverty‚ the repercussions will be disastrous. As far as I am concerned‚ frequent occurrence of wars is the stumbling
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Poverty Alleviation Effort in Bangladesh: Involvement of Selected Banks and NGOs Munim Kumar Barai* Md. Liakat Hossain Moral* Abstract Reduction of poverty has remained the most important national goal since the independence of Bangladesh. Though it was initially the sole responsibility of the government‚ banks‚ FIs and NGOs got themselves involved in the effort beginning from the late 1970s. Now their role has emerged as to be vital in the entire pursuit of poverty alleviation. Available statistics
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Poverty and Homelessness Usually when a person thinks of the poor and the homeless‚ they think about those that are living and sleeping on park benches or under bridges. They think of those who are dirty‚ with ragged clothing‚ worn out shoes‚ and those begging or panhandling for food. The truth of the matter is that poverty and homelessness can affect people of any age‚ race or gender. More Americans are at the risk of poverty and homelessness today. There are many circumstances that can cause
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Chileans in poverty which led to an increase in malnutrition; however‚ even with a more powerful earthquake‚ Chile still remains in better condition than Haiti. Chile is home to about 16 million people (Kurczy). Near the end of 2009‚ it was estimated that there were 2.7 million Chileans living in poverty (“More Chileans”). After the earthquake struck‚ it pushed half a million more people below the poverty line (Locker). So in 2010 there were about 3.2 million Chileans living in poverty due to the
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POVERTY‚ UNEMPLOYMENT and LITERACY ECONOMETRICS PROJECT REPORT S. No. Topics Page No. 1. Objective and Purpose of the Project 2 2. Theoretical Background 3 3. Contents of Analysis 4 4. Regression 5 5. Calculating Residual Sqaure for Heteroscedasticity 7 6. Multicollinearity 10 7. Concluding Remarks 13 OBJECTIVE To ascertain if poverty is caused due to the persistent unemployment and varying literacy‚ i.e.‚ to determine if poverty rate is only a function of unemployment
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December 8‚ 2011 Poverty in Argentina Poverty by definition is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. In specific absolute poverty is the inability to afford basic human needs‚ which include‚ but are not limited to: fresh and clean water‚ clothing and shelter‚ nutrition‚ and lastly healthy care. Rodriguez‚ (2002) There are about 1.7 million people who live in absolute poverty in today’s society. According to Tomas Raffo‚ an economist with the Argentine workers Central
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The Stigma of Poverty Gina Pardue English W 131 Professor Brooks February 24‚ 2011 Writer’s Memo Poverty is real. People from all walks of life experience it. Those living in poverty are subject to not only the conditions of poverty‚ but to the stigma that parts of society places on the poor. Society tends to judge the poor and label them as being low-end citizens that choose to live in poverty. Those living in poverty are seen as ignorant and lazy. They are assumed
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witnessed the birth of the first human civilizations -- may be dying. As widespread drought‚ starvation and the unchecked spread of deadly diseases continue -- the numbers of people dying on a daily basis throughout Africa is staggering. Causes of poverty in Africa In many parts of Africa‚ the production of food depends upon the intense manual labor of every family. When large areas of Africa are dislocated by war‚ or adults die from the scourge of AIDS‚ fields cannot be worked‚ and food cannot be
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ISSUES Corruption levels The Republic of the Philippines suffers from widespreadcorruption. Means of corruption include graft‚ bribery‚ embezzlement‚ backdoor deals‚ nepotism‚ and patronage According to a World Bank study in 2008‚ corruption in the Philippines is considered to be the worst among East Asia’s leading economies and the country has sunk even lower among those seen to be lagging in governance reforms.The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index published by global watchdog Transparency International
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In the United States and in countries all over the world‚ poverty takes extreme deficits to the country’s population. Throughout my life I have began to notice these deficits take toll on my community of Payette. I chose this topic because growing up in a small community you really get to see the best and worst of everyone. This includes those who may not have as much money as you. When you are younger it isn’t something you notice much of the bad that is happening but as you grow up you see if through
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