ISS 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Unit, Political Corruption, Sub-Saharan Africa
19 Mar 2018
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Must be able to answer: what is poverty, indicators of poverty, how many people are poor, who are these people, theoretical discussion. Absolute poverty refers to a situation when a household cannot maintain some minimum standard of living (world bank, 1997) the poor in america is not the same everywhere, you in a country thus decide what poverty is. From a human development perspective, poverty means the denial of choices and opportunities for a tolerable life (world bank, 1997) - you in a country thus decide what a suitable life is. Gnp (cid:448)er(cid:455) (cid:373)isleadi(cid:374)g (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the(cid:455) take i(cid:374)to (cid:271)illio(cid:374)aires a(cid:374)d do(cid:374)"t sho(cid:449) the difference of the poor. Access to safe water - africa example, peru example and nigeria story. Percent of malnourished children : overall condition of the living unit look at the slums in india, people who live in boats and are homeless.
