Poverty in the Philippines According to the Population Commission‚ there are about 30.6 million Filipinos suffering from poverty. Out of all the Southeast Asian countries‚ the Philippines is the worst when in comes to poverty. About 15.3 million Filipinos are subsistence individuals meaning that they do not make enough money to provide for basic food requirements. In 1999‚ the World Bank said that the Philippines had a per capita GNP or gross national product for each person of $1‚050.
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Dangers of living in México Nowadays‚ México is best-known in the world for its insecurity and murders rather than for being a tourist destination or its food. You can find dangerous people in streets and no one would say anything because they don’t care‚ since they’re in control of many things and have more power than the government and the army do. But drug lords are usually in conflicts between them‚ and even if you’re not involved in crimes or violence you are reached by them‚ no matter what
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What is POVERTY AND CORRUPTION? CORRUPTION Corruption occurs when one person seeks personal gain by taking unfair and hidden advantage of someone else’s position‚ status‚ or condition. It happens when the truth of a product‚ service‚ or activity is altered in such a way that another person ends up being cheated or endangered. The dictionary labels corruption as “evil” and something marked by “perversion‚ venality and dishonesty”. It is clearly considered by most to be an immoral‚ if not always
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AN ESSAY ON THE EFFECTS‚ CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS OF POVERTY USING LAGOS STATE AS A CASE STUDY. Written by: TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INRODUCTION 2. INTRODUCTION TO STUDY AREA 3. CAUSES OF POVERTY IN LAGOS STATE 4. EFFECTS OF POVERTY IN LAGOS STATE 5. SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN LAGOS STATE 6. CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION TO STUDY AREA. Lagos is the most populous city in Nigeria‚ the largest country in Africa. The metropolitan area‚ an estimated 300 square kilometers‚
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Drug Wars in Mexico While there are drug wars happening in many places of Mexico‚ the U.S. is trying to help the cause and stop the war. Money is not going to be enough to stop the drug wars though‚ America has to stop this problem at the root‚ which is the demand for these drugs. Many innocent citizens of Mexico are killed and constantly being threatened. Violence suffocates the streets putting visitors at risk of their lives as well. Many believe that a lot of this has to do with the corrupt
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of pollution‚ namely air‚ water and noise. Pollution in our environment will undoubtedly affect our quality of life. Our naturally beautiful world becoming ugly because it is suffering from the effects of environmental pollution. Pollution can also cause various health problems and other negative effects. Air pollution is caused by the emission of toxic gases from vehicles‚ factories and open burning. Nowadays‚ there are more and more vehicles on the road as society gets more affluent. More and
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been a rapid growth of urban cities over the last couple of years and people are migrating out of rural areas and into these cities sometimes bring poverty along with them creating urban slums. There are many slums on earth and most of them are located in the Third World countries although there are a select few in the United States as well. Slums can cause many issues in society for the people living in them and the people living around them as well. In this paper some of the biggest problems within
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Poverty in Pakistan Poverty in Pakistan A. Introduction B. Poverty Condition in Pakistan C. Definition 1. According to Homer 2. According Jean Guenon 3. Poverty line D. International Organizations Reports about poverty in Pakistan 1. UNDP (United Nations Development Program) Report 2. World Bank 3. Asian Development Bank Report 4. Pakistan’s Planning Commission Report E. Causes/Reasons of poverty in Pakistan 1. Government Policies 2. Poor governance 3. Judiciary System 4. Unemployment
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Carlos Lyons Lyons 1 Ryan Weldon ENGLISH 201 10-25-2012 Media and Poverty The effect media has on modern society is enormous. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that something as simple as one person reading a newspaper‚ watching news‚ or going out to the movie theater to watch a current Hollywood Blockbuster‚ can can influence society as a whole. Media can target society as a whole or isolate a certain sector of society. In this review I would like to focus on one
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jailed due to having no money or house & forced to work in a workplace where food‚ shelter & clothes where provided. Dicken’s makes the readers question themselves where money was the key to happiness? A Christmas carol Demonstrates all types of poverty such as ‚ health‚ money‚ happiness significantly highlighting these times in the Victorian Era‚ comparing also greed‚ illness & unemployment ‚ which caused a huge crisis leading to very low life expectancy‚ very bad economy & struggling citizens of
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