Women and Poverty is a topic that comes close to my heart. More than 1 billion people in the world today‚ the great majority of whom are women‚ live in unacceptable conditions of poverty‚ mostly in the developing countries. Poverty has various causes‚ including structural ones. Poverty is a complex‚ multidimensional problem‚ with origins in both the national and international domains. The globalization of the world’s economy and the deepening interdependence among the nations present challenges and
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Many third world countries are faced by the challenges of poverty and unproductivity of land. The survival of the people who live in such nations depends mostly on aid from developed countries. There is a fact about the developed countries that needs to be addressed before the aid is delivered to the poverty stricken nations. The developed countries have gained that title due to the fact that they are way too ahead in terms of technology and industrialization. The returns they get from both domestic
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I recently read your article ’Live lazy‚ live long - look at Britain’s oldest man’ that was published in ’The Guardian’ on 5th November 2012. After reading your article‚ I felt it was important to write to you explaining why I disagree with the message within your article. My first criticism is that initially you stated‚ “It seems to make sense that slow lives‚ as well as being enjoyable‚ are long lives.” I would like to point out that there is no proof that
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WHY THE NEED TO STUDY MACHIAVELLI’S IDEAS Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)‚ the writer of the book The Prince (1532)‚ was both a public servant for the state of Florence‚ Italy and a political theorist. The book which gained a bad reputation when it was written now serves as a guide book for most politicians and heads of state (princes) around the world. The Prince (II Principe) is a book which contains practical examples and factual information on how a prince ensures that he maintains his seat
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Population below poverty line: 32.9% (2006 est.) |Year |Population below poverty line |Rank |Percent Change |Date of Information | |2009 |30 |73 | |2003 est. | |2010 |32.9 |59 |9.67 % |2006 est. | |2011 |32.9 |58 |0.00
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Do international labour standards help in eliminating poverty in developing countries? Since 1919‚ the International Labour Organization has maintained and developed a system of international labour standards aimed at promoting opportunities for women and men to get decent and productive work‚ in conditions of freedom‚ equity‚ security and dignity. In today ’s globalized economy‚ international labour standards are essential components in the international framework for ensuring that the growth
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the Earthquake in Chile Natural disasters occur all over the world every year‚ devastating millions of people. On February 27‚ 2010‚ tragedy struck millions of lives throughout Chile. An earthquake lasting nearly three minutes with a magnitude of 8.8 destroyed an estimated 500‚000 homes‚ schools‚ hospitals‚ and other buildings‚ leaving countless Chileans homeless (Kurczy). This earthquake was 500 times stronger than the earthquake that occurred in Haiti‚ and caused severe damage in central
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Ghana is a considerably poorer country in comparison with other countries in the west like Britain and the United States‚ meaning that the country is LEDC‚ standing for Less Economically Developed Country. Although in 2002 Ghana was written off $893 million dollars of their debt costing two organizations. They are still heavily in debt of $3.7 billion dollars. Most of this is owed to the US. The climate of Ghana is hot and a dry because it is located near the equator. There is not much water
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CHILD POVERTY For the purpose of this assignment I shall be discussing what child poverty is‚ the factors of child poverty in the United Kingdom and how child poverty will be tackled. In the UK families have a prime responsibility to nurture and care for their children through various development stages (UNICEF 2012 ). Child poverty can happen from the break up of families‚ being in debt‚ poor education or unfortunately an orphan or born in to the situation (BBC‚ 2012). All children have the
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SCRIPT More than a billion people‚ or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population‚ are estimated to live with some form of disability‚ with higher prevalence in low-income countries. Disabled people comprise of one of the largest single groups of excluded and chronically poor people in the developing world. According to the Australian Bureau of statistics in 2009 four million people in Australia were reported as having a disability. Of all Australians with a disability in 2009‚ 7.2%
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