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Extreme poverty is characterised by lack of food, inadequate shelter (in some cases, no shelter), lack of health care or medical services, etc. A person living in extreme poverty may be suffering from [[hunger]], [[malnutrition]], and [[disease]]. |
Extreme poverty is characterised by lack of food, inadequate shelter (in some cases, no shelter), lack of health care or medical services, etc. A person living in extreme poverty may be suffering from [[hunger]], [[malnutrition]], and [[disease]]. |
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The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people are living in extreme poverty which is defined that these people live of less than $1 per day. Extreme poverty is most common in the countries of subsaharan [[Africa]]. |
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While extreme poverty is most common in the countries of subsaharan [[Africa]], there are people living in extreme poverty in almost every country in the world, including the wealthiest. |
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* [http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/povmeas/papers/elastap4.html Is There Such a Thing as an Absolute Poverty Line Over Time?] |
* [http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/povmeas/papers/elastap4.html Is There Such a Thing as an Absolute Poverty Line Over Time?] |
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* [http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/papers/relabs.htm New Light on the Behavior of Poverty Lines Over Time] |
* [http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/papers/relabs.htm New Light on the Behavior of Poverty Lines Over Time] |
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*[http://www.whiteband.org/ WhiteBand.org - Global Call to Action Against Poverty] |
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Revision as of 10:34, 14 December 2005
Extreme poverty is a severe state of poverty in which people are unable to purchase even basic human necessities, such as food, clothes, and shelter.
Extreme poverty is characterised by lack of food, inadequate shelter (in some cases, no shelter), lack of health care or medical services, etc. A person living in extreme poverty may be suffering from hunger, malnutrition, and disease.
The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people are living in extreme poverty which is defined that these people live of less than $1 per day. Extreme poverty is most common in the countries of subsaharan Africa.
See also
Publications
- Sachs, Jeffrey (2005). The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time Penguin Press Hc ISBN 1594200459
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External links
- Poverty Indicators, Statistics & Measurement
- Is There Such a Thing as an Absolute Poverty Line Over Time?
- New Light on the Behavior of Poverty Lines Over Time
- WhiteBand.org - Global Call to Action Against Poverty
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