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 deprivations in the same three basic dimensions as the HPI-1 and also capturing social exclusion. Thus it reflects deprivation in four dimensions: A long and healthy life—vulnerability to death at relatively early age, as measured by the probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 Knowledge—exclusion from the world of reading and communications, as measured by the percentage of adults (ages 16-65) lacking functional literacy skills. A decent standard of living—as measured by the percentage of people living below the income poverty line (50% of the median adjusted household disposable income). Social exclusion—as measured by the rate of long-term unemployment (12 months or more).
Multidimensional Poverty Index (in the Human Development Area)
In this context, Multidimensional Poverty Index means:
is a composite index that determines the fraction of the population that is poor in many dimensions, adjusted for the intensity of deprivation. MPI defines deprivation at the household level for the same three dimensions as the HDI (standard of living, health and education) on the basis of ten indicators and the average number of poor people and deprivations faced by poor households..
Poverty (in the Human Development Area)
In this context, Poverty means:
characteristic of the economic situation of the individual or social group in which they cannot meet the minimum requirements for a certain range necessary for life.
Subjective Poverty (in the Human Development Area)
In this context, Subjective Poverty means:
is a concept in which the individual himself can determine whether he is poor. Respondents are asked to answer some questions (for example, about whether they consider themselves poor). The participants, who gave positive answers, refer to the poor.
Poverty Map (in the Human Development Area)
In this context, Poverty Map means:
a tool for presenting data and achieving effective and targeted policy advocacy. Small-area estimation techniques are used to produce poverty estimates for small communities, from 1,000 households to 5,000 households. The maps highlight areas where poverty is concentrated. They are often based on indices of welfare that combine information from the census, such as access to water, electricity or sanitation, or education levels.
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Standard of living
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Working Conditions
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- Social Policy
- Social Development
- Sociology
- Public Policy
- Social Law
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- Poverty
- Cost of Living
- Income
- Minimum Wage
- Standard of living
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- Legal Biography
- Legal Traditions
- Historical Laws
- History of Law
Further Reading
- Poverty in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- Poverty in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
- A Short History of Western Legal Theory, by John Kelly
Hierarchical Display of Poverty
Economics > National accounts > Income > Distribution of income
Social Questions > Social framework > Social structure > Socially disadvantaged class
Social Questions > Social protection > Welfare > Aid to disadvantaged groups
Social Questions > Social framework > Social structure > Social class > Sub-proletariat
Finance > Financial institutions and credit > Credit > Microloan
Social Questions > Social affairs > Social problem > Homelessness
Employment And Working Conditions > Labour market > Labour force > Working poor
Social Questions > Social affairs > Social policy > Subsistence level income
Social Questions > Health > Nutrition > Food shortage > Undernourishment
Poverty
Concept of Poverty
See the dictionary definition of Poverty.
Characteristics of Poverty
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Translation of Poverty
- Spanish: Pobreza
- French: Pauvreté
- German: Armut
- Italian: Povertà
- Portuguese: Pobreza
- Polish: Ubóstwo
Thesaurus of Poverty
Economics > National accounts > Income > Distribution of income > Poverty
Social Questions > Social framework > Social structure > Socially disadvantaged class > Poverty
Social Questions > Social protection > Welfare > Aid to disadvantaged groups > Poverty
Social Questions > Social framework > Social structure > Social class > Sub-proletariat > Poverty
Finance > Financial institutions and credit > Credit > Microloan > Poverty
Social Questions > Social affairs > Social problem > Homelessness > Poverty
Employment And Working Conditions > Labour market > Labour force > Working poor > Poverty
Social Questions > Social affairs > Social policy > Subsistence level income > Poverty
Social Questions > Health > Nutrition > Food shortage > Undernourishment > Poverty
See also
- Socially disadvantaged class
- Aid to disadvantaged groups
- Sub-proletariat
- Microloan
- Homelessness
- Working poor
- Subsistence level income
- Undernourishment
- Economically weak
- Fight against poverty
- New poor
- Poor
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