Topic: Poverty I. What is Poverty? Poverty is pronounced deprivation in well-being, and comprises many dimensions. It includes low incomes and the inability to acquire the basic goods and services necessary for survival with dignity. Poverty also encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better one’s life. II. Types of poverty A. Absolute Poverty B. Relative Poverty C. Situational Poverty D. Generational Poverty E. Urban Poverty F. Rural Poverty III. Measuring poverty A. Threshold Income level or Ethical Poverty Line B. Relative Poverty line C. Multidimensional Poverty index IV. Causes of poverty A. lack of education B. large scale import C. labor standards D. lack of control of local resources E. Lack of democracy in a country F. Corruption G. Insufficient Law and order H. Limited property and personal property rights I. Not allowing businesses to keep most of their profits J. Overpopulation K. Inequality L. Natural disasters V. Effects of poverty A. Low life expectancy B. Lacking utilities C. Shelter D. Hunger E. Children living in poverty are at greater risk of behavioral and emotional problems F. Inadequate education contributes to the cycle of poverty G. Exposure to violence in their communities which can lead to trauma, injury, disability, and mortality H. Children from low income families are more likely to die at birth or in infancy than children born into richer families I. Unemployment J. Increased Crime Rate K. High Infant Mortality and Annual Death Rate L. Increase in hygiene and diet related diseases M. Mass emigration of population N. Genocide O. Terrorism VI. Statistical updates A. World Poverty Statistics B. Asia Poverty Statistics
Topic: PovertyI. What is Poverty? Poverty is pronounced
deprivation in well-being, and comprises many dimensions. It
includes low incomes and the inability to acquire the basic goods
and services necessary for survival with dignity. Poverty also
encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to
clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of
voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better ones
life.II. Types of poverty
A. Absolute PovertyB. Relative PovertyC. Situational PovertyD.
Generational PovertyE. Urban PovertyF. Rural PovertyIII. Measuring
povertyA. Threshold Income level or Ethical Poverty LineB. Relative
Poverty lineC. Multidimensional Poverty indexIV. V. Causes of
povertyA. B. lack of educationC. large scale importD. labor
standardsE. lack of control of local resourcesF. Lack of democracy
in a countryG. CorruptionH. Insufficient Law and orderI. Limited
property and personal property rightsJ. Not allowing businesses to
keep most of their profitsK. OverpopulationL. InequalityM. Natural
disasters
VI. Effects of povertyA. B. Low life expectancyC. Lacking
utilitiesD. ShelterE. HungerF. Children living in poverty are at
greater risk of behavioral and emotional problemsG. Inadequate
education contributes to the cycle of povertyH. Exposure to
violence in their communities which can lead to trauma, injury,
disability, and mortalityI. Children from low income families are
more likely to die at birth or in infancy than children born into
richer familiesJ. UnemploymentK. Increased Crime RateL. High Infant
Mortality and Annual Death RateM. Increase in hygiene and diet
related diseasesN. Mass emigration of populationO. GenocideP.
TerrorismVII. Statistical updatesA. World Poverty Statistics B.
Asia Poverty StatisticsC. Philippines Poverty Statistics VIII.
Solutions to reduce povertyA. Increasing the supply of basic
needsB. Increasing personal incomeC. Wealth concentrationD.
Voluntary MissionsIX. Recommendations of World Bank A. Job
opportunitiesB. Well-designed policies C. Promoting inclusiveness
and equal opportunitiesD. Promoting shared prosperityE. Advancement
of technology
