GETTING OUT OF POVERTY A Community Plan Prepared for MADRAS CITY MAYOR JEFFERSON COUNTY‚ OREGON Prepared by Jamasa Sattler Developing Stability‚ Inc. June 1‚ 2011 June 1‚ 2011 Melanie Widmer‚ Mayor Madras City Hall 71 SE D Street Madras‚ OR 97741 Dear Ms Widmer: As a resident of Jefferson County‚ I have an interest in the community’s economic stability. I am equally concerned with the large population of individuals and families struggling to provide for themselves
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Income Poverty and Human Development Poverty Around the world‚ whether in a ‘developed’ or an ‘under-developed’ nation‚ today there exist a group of people who are unable to afford the basic goods and services of human survival needs. They are unable to do so because of their inability to be employed or their inability to generate sufficient‚ or any income to afford the basic goods and services. The households belonging to these groups are said to be trapped in the ‘vicious circle of poverty
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English 101 12 November 2013 Problems in Poverty “The poverty of the poor is their destruction”‚ says the Book of Proverbs. As in any story there are two sides to be told. It is neither the rich man nor the poor man’s fault but rather a compilation of responsibility on both sides. Stories on the television or articles in the newspaper inform American’s frequently on the issue of poverty in this country. The types and studies of American’s living in poverty is on the rise. There are children going
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This week’s readings recap the poverty line and who falls below the poverty line. More and more people are becoming depended on public assistance because they are unable to make ends meet. There are many stereotypes and stigmas that associate with people who are below the poverty level. These include abusing the system‚ drug or alcohol users‚ lazy‚ etc. When in fact this misunderstood population is far from theses stereotypes. Much of the public believes that poverty families are large families taking
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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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In the textbook Families in Poverty by Seccombe (2007)‚ she gives 4 explanations for poverty‚ which one do you think best explains poverty? Why? Seccombe introduces Individualism‚ Social Structuralism‚ Culture of Poverty‚ and Fatalism in attempt to explain the existence of poverty. All four of them together seem to cover all aspects of poverty and in grave detail. If I had to choose one that best explains poverty by itself‚ the Culture of Poverty seems to be most suiting. The description that
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Poverty in Brazil “Poverty is general scarcity or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. It is a multifaceted concept including social‚ economic‚ and political elements‚” (Poverty). One country that demonstrates these struggles is Brazil in South America. Fortunately‚ poverty in Brazil has been halved in the last two decades. Twenty-eight million people were upheaved from extreme poverty and thirty-six million were brought into the middle class‚ all by the hands
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INTRODUCTION Poverty level in a society is an important measure of the standards of living of the citizens. Poverty is commonly defined as an insufficiency of means relative to needs‚ or as a condition of moneyless ness. Poverty in the sense of moneylessness is not having enough basic medium of exchange to satisfy elementary human needs and to function economically and socially. Gerald Meier and JE Rauch define poverty “as the inability to attain a minimum standard of living” “Poverty is the parent
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Does globalization cause poverty? Many people who are concerned about the fate of the world’s poor now attribute their plight to globalization. They argue that globalization has weakened the position of poor countries and exposed poor people to harmful competition. Their concern is understandable‚ especially since the gap between rich and poor has indeed become more glaring in recent decades. However‚ proving a direct link between economic globalization and poverty is a complex task for several
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Poverty in India is widespread‚ with the nation estimated to have a third of the world’s poor. In 2011‚ World Bank stated‚ 32.7% of the total Indian people fall below the international of US$ 1.25 per day (PPP) while 68.7% live on less than US$ 2 per day. According to 2010 data from the United Nations Development Program‚ an estimated 37.2% of Indians live below the country’s national poverty line. A 2010 report by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) states that 8 Indian states
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