LAWIN

Tag: Poverty

  • Low Wages

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

  • Sovereign Debt

    This section provides an overview of sovereign debt within the legal context of Combating Poverty in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). Resources Further Reading Giuseppe Bianco, "Sovereign Debt," Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, Cheltenham Glos […]

  • 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 […]

  • IMF Facilities

    This section provides an overview of imf facilities within the legal context of Combating Poverty in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). Resources Further Reading Annamaria Viterbo, "IMF Facilities," Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, Cheltenham […]

  • IMF Facilities

    This section provides an overview of imf facilities within the legal context of Combating Poverty in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). Resources Further Reading Annamaria Viterbo, "IMF Facilities," Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, Cheltenham […]

  • 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 […]

  • Stimulating the Private Sector

    This section provides an overview of stimulating the private sector within the legal context of Combating Poverty in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). Resources Further Reading Philippe Aerni, "Stimulating the Private Sector," Elgar Encyclopedia of International […]

  • Stimulating the Private Sector

    This section provides an overview of stimulating the private sector within the legal context of Combating Poverty in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). Resources Further Reading Philippe Aerni, "Stimulating the Private Sector," Elgar Encyclopedia of International […]

  • 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…