Growth in the mining and agricultural sectors tends to increase poverty because it is capital-intensive and does not appear to absorb labour from people experiencing poverty. Additionally, increases in income inequality are positively correlated with increases in poverty.Hadi, Harr...
The official poverty measure, however, does not include the value of government benefits designed to help the poor. Including those payments, the share of people who are impoverished is now considerably lower than it was in the 1960s, although slightly higher than it was at the end of the ...
Because so many Peruvians are living in poverty, a large portion of the population suffers from poverty-related illnesses and impairments. Furthermore, research finds that 82 percent of people with disabilities are living in poverty. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether there is an ...
the initiative has galvanized nearly one trillion U.S. dollars of investment, established more than 3,000 cooperation projects, created 420,000 local jobs and helped lift almost 40 million people out of poverty.
Impact on poverty alleviation: How does biofuel development affect the food security, energy needs and employment opportunities of poor rural people? The authors conclude that, despite the negatives, as a renewable energy source, biofuels ... V Raswant,N Hart,M Romano 被引量: 43发表: 2008年 ...
What's more, school systems in communities that are primarily populated by those at or below the poverty level are often underresourced, which negatively impacts students’ academic progress and outcomes. Poor academic skills and progress, combined with high dropout rates, can impact children’s aca...
While thestandard of livingis a complex topic with no universally objective measurement, rising global income since theIndustrial Revolutionhas undeniably been accompanied by global poverty reduction, improvedlife expectancy, increased investment in technology development, and a high material standard of livi...
Carla de Sousa:China has won the battle against poverty, I think it's a miracle. I have been to many countries, both socialist and capitalist countries, but this trip to China has shown me China's unique development model that enables China to lift so many people out of poverty. ...
A: My main concern is that humanity does not want – or is afraid – to change the status quo, and that we are happy with business as usual. We are really not conscious of the harm that we are doing to the planet and ourselves. We are like the frog that goes into the pot of ...
A $10 minimumwould raise earnings for up to 3.5 million workers and "have virtually no effect on employment." Nor would it have an appreciable impact on the number of people in poverty.7 A $12 minimumwould benefit up to 11 million workers while reducing overall employment by an estimated ...