poverty in the philippines always been aware of the gap that exists between theory and practice. Way back in my grad student days‚ Big Theory was the rule (see Reflections on Globalization for an example of the syndrome). Indeed‚ I suppose I was somewhat unusual in that I made the transition from the theoretical disciplines of political science and economics to the practical level of hands-on development work. (I also never managed to finish my dissertation and never quite made it to the big Ivory
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Women and Poverty is a topic that comes close to my heart. More than 1 billion people in the world today‚ the great majority of whom are women‚ live in unacceptable conditions of poverty‚ mostly in the developing countries. Poverty has various causes‚ including structural ones. Poverty is a complex‚ multidimensional problem‚ with origins in both the national and international domains. The globalization of the world’s economy and the deepening interdependence among the nations present challenges and
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INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of the study Poverty is a widespread canker worldwide and every government has stepped in to save her citizens by adopting various policies. Poverty‚ to many authors‚ is the prime symptom of all diseases and early death of many people; especially in the developing countries where income is generally low‚ savings are hardly talked of resulting in low investment and employment. In the Sub-Saharan region‚ Ghana is no exclusion of the poverty story with over 60% of her population
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COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDIES DEPERTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS RESEARCH - PROPOSAL. TOPIC: The contribution of fishing industry towards poverty reduction in Zanzibar. SUPERVISOR: CANDIDATE: MR. BONGOLE‚ A J MUSSA‚ HANIFU T/UDOM/2010/03536
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Poverty and its causes In Pakistan Submitted by: Muhammad Ahmad Adil Submitted to: Ms. Mehwish Submitted date: 8th February 2012 Assignment Topic: Poverty In Pakistan Management sciences Department Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan 2012 www.awkum.edu.pk February 8‚ 2010 Ms. Mehwish Teacher‚ Economy of Pakistan
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Introduction Drug abuse is a problem that many societies face which crosses gender‚ ethnic and racial lines. The problem of substance abuse has been identified by the National Drug Master Plan as a fuel for crime‚ poverty‚ reduced productivity‚ unemployment‚ dysfunctional family life‚ political instability and the escalation of chronic diseases such as AIDS‚ TB and premature death (Drug Advisory Board‚ 1999). Intravenous injection‚ a method of drug consumption through the use of a syringe to inject
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POVERTY ALLEVIATION Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere. It is a scrooge and one of the worst curses and miseries that a human can face. According to Homer. “This ‚ this is misery! The last‚ the worst that man can feel”. Poverty can be measured either in absolute terms‚ for example‚ the number of those who cannot afford more than two pairs of shoes‚ or in relative terms‚ for example‚ the number of the poorest ten percent of house holds. In either sense it is a concept‚ which is
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POVERTY PROFILE AFGHANISTAN IDENTIFY COUNTRY I choose Afghanistan to write about because we have had so much going on with that country and my boyfriend is reading a book on the crisis in Islam so I thought it would give us something interesting to talk about! Afghanistan is located in the middle east of the world. There exact spot is 35°north and 65° east. It is surrounded by Pakistan‚ India‚ Nepal‚ Bangladesh‚ and Bhutan. Afghanistan is slightly smaller than the size of Texas and has an
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Harm Reduction paper Randy Jones Substance Abuse Counselling January 18‚ 2012 This paper will discuss the principles and position of harm reduction. It will also examine the public perception of the user‚ which has created an ineffective philosophy. Most importantly‚ my paper seeks to recognize the harm of harm reduction. This discussion will highlight the lack of hope it creates in the user. Harm reduction needs to be addressed so that a long-term solution for the user can be implemented‚ not
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End poverty by 2015. This is the historic promise 189 world leaders made at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 when they signed onto the Millennium Declaration and agreed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are an eight-point road map with measurable targets and clear deadlines for improving the lives of the world’s poorest people. World leaders have agreed to achieve the MDGs by 2015. It’s up to us to make sure leaders follow through on these commitments. The
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