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  • Poverty

    The Legal History of Poverty This section provides an overview of Poverty Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) means: _ composite index measuring […]

  • Income Poverty Line, Population Below

    Population Below Income Poverty Line (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Population Below Income Poverty Line means: percentage of the population living below the specified poverty line (PPP $1.25 a day and the national poverty line). The national poverty line is the poverty […]

  • Income Poverty Line, Population Below

    Population Below Income Poverty Line (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Population Below Income Poverty Line means: percentage of the population living below the specified poverty line (PPP $1.25 a day and the national poverty line). The national poverty line is the poverty […]

  • Poverty Assessments

    Ppa (participatory Poverty Assessments) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Ppa (participatory Poverty Assessments) means: _ method of using participatory research methodologies to capture qualitative dimensions of poverty, such as people's perceptions of powerlessness and […]

  • Poverty Gap

    Poverty Gap (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Poverty Gap means: the aggregate shortfall of the expenditure or income of poor households from the poverty line.

  • Absolute Poverty

    Absolute Poverty (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Absolute Poverty means: number of persons or households whose level of consumption or income below the poverty line.

  • Relative Poverty

    Relative Poverty (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Poverty (Relative) means: supposes a certain percentage of poor individuals or households (for example, 10%, 20%, 30%, etc.) or the binding of poverty to the middle, or median income in the country.

  • Relative Poverty

    Relative Poverty (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Poverty (Relative) means: supposes a certain percentage of poor individuals or households (for example, 10%, 20%, 30%, etc.) or the binding of poverty to the middle, or median income in the country.

  • Poverty Reduction

    Related United Nations Activities More than one billion people live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than one dollar a day. The world’s poor suffer from a lack of adequate shelter, health care, education, protection from violence, and a voice in what happens in their communities. Every […]

  • Lawyers in Progress and Poverty

    Lawyers in Progress and Poverty Main source: Salvador Trinxet Llorca, “Selected Writings about Lawyers” “Progress and Poverty” was a very famous book (in the United States) from Henry George. In the Book I, Chapter 3 of the book, George wrote: “Wherever we analyze the facts this will be found to be true. For labor always…

  • Working Conditions

    Resources See Also Poverty Cost of Living Income Minimum Wage Standard of living Working Conditions

  • International Trade

    International Political Economy Trends: International Trade Introduction to International Trade In the 21st century, international trade has grown to 20 percent of the world's total production of goods and services-around $6.5 trillion per year. This volume of trade is almost seven times […]

  • International Trade

    International Political Economy Trends: International Trade Introduction to International Trade In the 21st century, international trade has grown to 20 percent of the world's total production of goods and services-around $6.5 trillion per year. This volume of trade is almost seven times […]

  • Marine Pollution

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on marine pollution explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also Transport Transportation Means Transport Law Transport Contract Resources Further Reading The entry "marine […]

  • Marine Pollution

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on marine pollution explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also Transport Transportation Means Transport Law Transport Contract Resources Further Reading The entry "marine […]