There are several reasons why India is a poor country. Some have historical roots and others derive strength from socio-political structures. Lack of effective governance and corruption has only sustained Indian poverty.
Many sex workers have experienced being outed (Donato, 2019), and so there is no surprise that this fear is amongst the most frequent. As Laura recognised that this fear does not necessarily stem from a belief that the police act with malicious intentions towards sex workers, but that does...
Despite an impressive growth record, India's poverty performance over the last two decades leaves something to be desired. During the high growth period of 1990–2005, the headcount ratios at both $1.25 and $2 levels have been declining more slowly in India than the LDC average and even ...
Why does the health of the economy affect the number of people living in poverty? Why is per capita income calculated in dollars in all the countries? Give 4 reasons why third-world countries have misconceptions about the IMF. Why are some people richer than others? Are higher incomes a r...
Over the last two decades, global wealth has risen. Yet material affluence has not translated into time affluence. Most people report feeling persistently ‘time poor’—like they have too many things to do and not enough time to do them. Time poverty is linked to lower well-being, physical...
Polluted air and steadily rising temperatures are linked to health effects ranging from increased heart attacks and strokes to the spread of infectious diseases and psychological trauma.
Why does China pay special attention to BRICS, the association of five large emerging markets – Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa, as well as China? BRICS is certainly a platform for advancing interests, especially trade and economy, but is there anything else going on with BRICS that...
David Landes, author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some, So Poor, credits the world’s economic and social progress over the last thousand years to "Western civilization and its dissemination." The reason, he believes, is that Europeans invented systematic ec...
Why is poverty so difficult to overcome?Why are poorer people less likely to spend money on their own learning and ability development,but more likely to be addicted to television and video games? In the past,a poor person was normally considered to have bad virtue or have no ambition. The...
Every Asian race has its own language that can't be easily understood by another Asian race. Meanwhile, some Asian countries like India have 22 official languages and 150 languages spoken by a sizable population! Academics are afraid of the “model minority,” which unfairly puts pressure on di...