Global Poverty Around the world‚ in rich or poor countries‚ poverty has always been present. In most nations today‚ inequality--the gap between the rich and the poor--is quite high and often widening. The causes are numerous‚ including a lack of individual responsibility‚ bad government policy‚ exploitation by people‚ and business with power and influence or some combination of these and other factors. Many feel that high levels of inequality will affect some social cohesion and lead to problems
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URBAN AND RURAL AREAS Human settlements are classified as rural or urban depending on the density of human-created structures and resident people in a particular area. Urban areas can include town and cities while rural areas include villages and hamlets. While rural areas may develop randomly on the basis of natural vegetation and fauna available in a region‚ urban settlements are proper‚ planned settlements built up according to a process called urbanization. Many times‚ rural areas are focused
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The Urban and Rural Divide 1 Imagine life in Los Angeles. Now imagine life in a neighbouring rural California town. Finally‚ picture life in Cairo‚ Egypt. Which of these last two places is more different from Los Angeles? Many people might mistakenly choose Cairo because it is in a different country. In fact‚ city dwellers all over the world tend to have similar lifestyles‚ so the biggest differences are between Los Angeles and its smaller neighbour. Urban people and rural people‚ regardless
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What are the causes of poverty in St. Lucia? St. Lucia is being considered today as a developing country or a less-developed‚ country is a nation with a low living standard. Poverty in St. Lucia is caused by some primary factors; these factors include over population‚ the inability to meet high standards of living and cost of living‚ inadequate education opportunities‚ and inadequate employment. Due to its small size and relative lack of geological resources‚ its economy lies primarily on the
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War on Poverty I believe poverty is a big social issue in America. Poverty can be the main cause of robberies‚ drugs‚ alcoholism‚ prostitution‚ and homelessness. These are some examples that concern me the most. Many people in this country don’t realize how serious this issue is‚ although we see it happening all the time. This issue is so overwhelming that it’s not brought up by many people nowadays. Poverty in this country has been since America was established. There has always been poverty
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Voting behaviour in rural and urban areas of Punjab Dr. Mughees Ahmed 1 Abstract The study of voting behavior of the rural and urban voters is the main objective of this paper. Ideological and biradari (clan‚ tribe) based considerations of voters are discussed in this case. Biradarism (casteism‚ tribalism) is the main component of this behavior. It has a very deep impact on political alignments of the people of Punjab. This factor gained more importance in the era of non-political governments
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Troy Kelly English Professor Poverty Issues in Bombay‚ India Bombay‚ located in India‚ is India ’s capital with a population of 18 million people. However half of Bombay’s population is living in tenement housing or are homeless. It’s not uncommon to find families outdoors living under bridges or along railroad tracks. The lives of Bombay’s poor involve terrible poverty‚ squalor‚ and almost unimaginable suffering and deprivation. Many people living in Bombay do not have access to clean
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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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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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lives. As its modern facilities‚ some people prefer living in urban rather than in rural areas. However some debate that people will harm their health when live in big city. No one is wrong and everything has its own reason. I will discuss this controversy as the following paragraphs. As I have mentioned‚ big city attracts people for its modernization including health care system‚ entertainment‚ transportation and finally economy while rural city usually lacks of those things. Firstly‚ central hospitals
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