Essays Tagged: "poverty rate"
Poverty
There is no single description of American poverty. But for many, perhaps most, it means homes with inadequate heating, unstable plumbing, and ... ften means a home where some go to bed hungry and malnutrition is very frequent. For almost all the poverty stricken families it means that life is a constant struggle to obtain the merest necessities ... parts of the new census report are the strong gains registered by African Americans and Hispanics. Poverty dropped for both groups in 1997, with the black poverty rate falling from 28.8 percent in 19 ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Wealth and power.
is the United States this great free nation ranked fifteenth in life expectancy and has the highest poverty rate, the highest infant mortality rate, and the highest rate of youth deaths due to acciden ... Eisner make $575 million to himself when there are 12.7 million Americans who are living below the poverty level? What happened to the 8th Amendment of the U.S constitution: no cruel or unusual punis ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
The Economic and Government Effect on America's Poor
only during economic struggle, but during every occasion. Sherman (1999) explains that the level of poverty is high today partly because of economic aspects such as sluggish earnings and the increasin ... ween rich and poor (p.2). It's obvious that the government and the economy play a vital role in the poverty level of the U.S.Thirteen million children, as stated by Sherman (1999), lived below the pov ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights
Japanese Government
trialized nation. They are considered an economic super-power. Japan has so small of a problem with poverty that they can afford to give money to neighboring nations who need help. Japan recently gave ... boring nations who need help. Japan recently gave China the equivalent of $1 Billion to help combat poverty in China. Japan's poverty rate is so miniscule, every single source has Japan's poverty rate ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Q: Write a causal argument about an economic issue of your choice A: The unequal pay of women still relevant in American society.
The unequal pay of women causes increase of poverty rate for elderly women, oppression of women, and the expansion of feminism. Through out the ... idows and elderly women. Since women earn less money, they will receive lower pensions, raising the poverty rate of elderly women way above men. Many women have never supported themselves on their own ... away, they do not have enough earnings to be self-sufficient. This is why 70% of elderly persons in poverty are women (Gold). Many elderly women living in poverty have lived very patriarchal lives. Th ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
General Wesley Clark: Issues
mised to address as our country's President are family income, environment, higher education, child poverty and health care. The source of information for this assignment was http://clark04.com.Wesley ... ne million additional people to attend college and other higher education. Fourth, was to bring the poverty rate down to its lowest by bringing two million children out of poverty. Lastly, was to give ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
The effect of one of the heavy metals (Arsenic) in Bangladesh.
es it have a history as being one of the most densely populated countries in the world and with its poverty rate increasing proportionally, the unfortunate inhabitants are facing a crisis in lack of s ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Poverty Among Visible Minorities
Poverty today, lives among every nation. Dating back as early as the great depression, it's tremendo ... while it cripples a nations social image and persecutes its victims to its highest extent. Although poverty is a very popular word used to describe the third world countries, here in Canada, people se ... describe the third world countries, here in Canada, people seem to be oblivious to the existence of poverty within our own society. It has given a new meaning by defining the poorness of a wealthy and ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Wealth And Poverty
Rich or Poor Social Classes of America Wealth and poverty statistics have been measured through most of time. The poorest people always wanting more a ... ng and an economy can change with the slightest issue.Statistics change on a day to day basis.. The poverty rate is the percentage of persons falling below a certain income level, depending on househo ... le person, ten thousand two hundred thirty three for two, and sixteen thousand thirty six for four. Poverty rates in 1996 showed that the highest rate of poverty was Black people under eighteen and th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Foreign Aids Can Not Help Africa
r countries, and Africa has been one of them from the beginning. Africa still remains poor, highest poverty rate, highest death rates. Where is this money going into? Foreign aid programs are for good ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
The impact of economic crisis on marital life in Romania
d has been economically difficult for many Romanian families. During the period 1991–1993, the poverty rate was 22% (poverty level was defined as 60% of average household consumption expenditure ... liuc et al., 2001), and by the year 2000, 44% of the Romanian population was living at or below the poverty level (Government of Romania, 2001). The poverty rate in Romania is among the highest of the ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics
National Poverty and Welfare
This proposal states that The United States present strategies against poverty, such as Welfare, is not only ineffective, but detrimental as well. As a sufficient alterna ... t to compensate for the deficit caused from excessive financial aid.For many centuries, national poverty has been the biggest hindrance to the economic and social progress of the United States of A ... al progress of the United States of America. From the most civilized city, to the most rural area, poverty reaches to the farthest regions of the nation. Affecting old and young, poverty can have ne ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
Poverty in the Philippines : Housing Projects
squatters living in dirty corners of our nation. This for me is a big and universal problem – poverty.Poverty can be seen anywhere in the Philippines. The squatters live anywhere possible – ... the war and descendants of province people searching for success in Manila.There are many causes of poverty. We might think that there are many hard working Filipinos who work as OFW’s worldwide; ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
HIV/AIDS in the Indigenous Community
be altered significantly.It has had the largest affect in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has stalled poverty relief and is partially responsible to the continued increase in the poverty rate there. Aus ... third decade. No region of the world has remained untouched. The epidemic has driven many people to poverty, and is deteriorating poor countries' chances of development. The hardest hit continent is A ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Hispanic American Diversity, Cultural Diversity
ol education at fifty one percent. Less than eleven percent have a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 27.5%. The average Dominican household has four people, and most households are fami ... e with a bachelor's degree or higher are 12.5%. Over a quarter of Puerto Ricans here live below the poverty level. Although Puerto Ricans are eligible for many federal benefits that are not available ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Hispanic American Diversity
ol education at fifty one percent. Less than eleven percent have a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 27.5%. The average Dominican household has four people and most households are famil ... e with a bachelor's degree or higher are 12.5%. Over a quarter of Puerto Ricans here live below the poverty level. Although Puerto Ricans are eligible for many federal benefits that are not available ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Has King's Dream Been Achieved?
ions in the country they called home. Historically, the African American population has the highest poverty rate than any other ethnic group in the United States. Even today, this correlation has show ... Bureau survey revealed that 24.3% of the African American population in the United States lived in poverty in comparison to 7% of whites. Additionally, the annual income of the white population was a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Poverty
culations, about 12 percent of the U.S. population is poor. The poor are a heterogeneous group, but poverty is especially prevalent among children under 18 … Poverty figures are highest for child ... s. Therefore, I was incredibly astonished by this statistic. I honestly thought that the word “poverty” does not exist here in the United States. I came to Los Angeles two years ago as an in ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
The Rise of China's Economic Growth
courages rural enterprises and private businesses and using their resources they have in China. The poverty rate decrease from 53 percent in 1981 to 8 percent in 2001.The great success of China's econ ... courages rural enterprises and private businesses and using their resources they have in China. The poverty rate decrease from 53 percent in 1981 to 8 percent in 2001.The great success of China's econ ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
Malaysia Economy Policy
non-tariff barriers. Moreover, the unemployment rate has been low and inflation has been contained.Poverty rate today dropped as low as 3.6% compared back in 1970 where the rates were as high as 49.7 ... ion, Communication and Culture (MICC.) (MICC 2011) stated that a part of its objective to eradicate poverty through increasing individual income and creating ample job opportunities, to provide free s ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers