GEOG 3490 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Notes.docx
8 Apr 2015
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Relative/comparative poverty: having insufficient resources to meet socially recognized needs and to participate in wider society. Human poverty and development indices published in the annual undp human development. Built into the hdi are outlined indicators that reflect three basic dimensions of human development: (i) (ii) (iii) A decent standard of living (purchasing power parity) Tourism presents to developing countries a potential opportunity to alleviate poverty. A recent observable trend is that for increased tourism flows from the economically richer countries of the world to economically poorer: a consequence of this trend has been an increase in tourism receipts in developing countries. Ppt is the only approach to have poverty as its key focus. The other significant difference is their geographical focus ppt focuses exclusively on developing countries, whilst the other types may have application in a variety of geographical locations.
