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Definition/short description
Poverty is, when a human being lacks the three most important necessities in order to survive,
those
three necessities are also called the primary needs.
The three primary needs are:
- Food
- Shelter
- Clothes
Facts
The table lists countries by the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. The poverty line deemed appropriate for a country by its authorities. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. Definitions of the poverty line may vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Thus, the numbers are not strictly comparable among countries
In depth
Poverty can also be defined as the following:
- A determined percentage of the population with the lowest income lives in poverty. According to this definition poverty keeps existing forever. Only the negative effects of poverty can be contested.
- Everyone who lives in poverty has less than a certain percentage of the average of the medium income. According to this definition poverty can be apart, through establishing minimum salaries. If those don’t exist the measure of poverty is independent from the spread of income.
Low income and living standards decrease the ability of governments to collect taxes for public services. Bad conditioned public services like infrastructure, poor education and health services and poor sanitation contribute to the increase of poverty. Poor access to public education leads to low levels of literacy further increasing poverty. Low standards of public service provision and high levels of poverty decreases the possibility of a stabilized economy.
Poverty is most cummon in third world countries. The most third world countries exist in Africa, Latin-America and Asia. It are often nations who were in the past colonies (Colonialism). However, it raises the question why colonised countries as Liberia, Nepal and Bhutan are still the most poorest countries, while Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan are well developed.
Relevance Of Draft: Poverty and Migration
Migration and Poverty have a double relationship. Migration can cause poverty and be caused by poverty. When people emigrate out of a specific area, (mostly the educated and young people) the ones left behind will have less welfare. (brain drain)
There is a relative impact of poverty on migration, and the other way around, of course it
varies by continents or areas, and the level of development. In some parts of the world, poverty is the main reason to migrate (Migration push factors). But most of the times the poor are the last ones to move because they don’t have the possibilities to do so.
In recent years, the issues of migration and asylum (Asylum seeker and Asylum policy) have risen to the very top of the
international agenda. This is partly a question of numbers. Around 175 million people
now live in a country other than the one in which they were born, and there is a general
perception that more people than ever are now moving from one country and region to
another. But it is not simply the scale of migration and refugee movements that has
altered. So too have methods of travel and entry, the profile and country of origin of
many of those moving, the chosen countries of destination, as well as their status and
treatment in countries of destination.
These changes have had a range of implications for countries of origin, transit and
destination, as well as migrants and refugees themselves. Many of these implications
are positive. Migration (Migration flows) can contribute to development or reform in source countries
through transnational migrant networks which can transfer resources, information and
ideas to those at home. Immigration can also bring tangible economic benefits to
countries of destination, providing a cheap and flexible source of labour to fill gaps in
labour supply or cushion seasonal and cyclical fluctuations. These migrants should however not be confused with expats (Expatriate)
Article Migration as a Factor in Development and Poverty Reduction
| Example: Migration as a Factor in Development and Poverty Reduction
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| This article contains facts and information about the positive things of emigration. You can read how emigrants with a high education get jobs in developed countries, and send their money back to their origin country (mostly third world countries). By sending this money to less developed countries, the countries gain modern resources and it reduces its poverty.
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International migration reduces poverty in Developing Countries, but results in massive Brain Drain for some, says World Bank study
| Example: International migration reduces poverty in Developing Countries, but results in massive Brain Drain for some, says World Bank study
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| This article contains also information about positive things of emigration. You can read how emigrants with a high education get jobs in developed countries, and send their money back to their origin country (mostly third world countries). By sending this money to less developed countries, the countries gain modern resources and it reduces its poverty. But there is also a negative side, the "brain drain", while the high educated people leave, the education level of the country reduces.
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