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21Poverty and Pauperism — • Persons whose existence is dependent for any considerable period upon charitable assistance, whether this assistance be public or private. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poverty and Pauperism Poverty and Paup …
22Poverty in France — has fallen by 60% over thirty years. Although it affected 15% of the population in 1970, in 2001 only 6.1% (or 3.7 million people) were below the poverty line (which, according to INSEE s criteria, is half of the median income).Before, the poor… …
23Poverty in Malaysia — is a controversial economic issue. The definition of poverty and the poverty line for Malaysians has been disputed, and government policies to address poverty such as the Malaysian New Economic Policy have been met with political… …
24Poverty in Pakistan — is a growing concern. Although the middle class has grown in Pakistan, nearly one quarter of the population is classified poor as of October 2006.cite web url=http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/135153/1/1893 title=World bank, UNDP… …
25Poverty Gap — The average shortfall of the total population from the poverty line. This measurement is used to reflect the intensity of poverty. The poverty line that is used for measuring this gap is the amount typical to the poorest countries in the world… …
26International Poverty Line — An international monetary threshold under which an individual is considered to be living in poverty. It is calculated by taking the poverty threshold from each country given the value of the goods needed to sustain one adult and converting it to… …
27poverty — pov‧er‧ty [ˈpɒvəti ǁ ˈpɑːvərti] noun [uncountable] 1. the situation or experience of being poor: • 86% of the population lives in poverty. • a major anti poverty initiative 2. the poverty line the income below which people are officially… …
28The American Dream Demonstration — (ADD) is a program proxy developed to test the potential impact of Individual Development Accounts (IDA) and ran from 1997 2002. During its tenure, the ADD program demonstrated through 2,377 accounts, that IDAs can be delivered effectively by a… …
29The Dalles, Oregon — The Dalles and the Columbia River as seen from Kelly Viewpoint …
30The Colony, Texas —   City   Seal …
