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What is Poverty

Chapter 8
Handbook of Research on Behavioral Finance and Investment Strategies: Decision Making in the Financial Industry
Poverty is general scarcity or dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money.
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Measuring the Poverty of Elderly People with Needs Analysis in Turkey
Emine Özmete (Ankara University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7484-4.ch008
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the economic, social, and cultural needs of elderly people to determine the poverty thereof in Ankara (the capital city of Turkey).The economic, social, and cultural needs of individuals, which are among the indicators taken into consideration by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in measurement of human poverty index, were subject to research in measurement of poverty of elderly people. Face-to-face surveys were conducted with individuals over 65 years of age in the study, with 2.522 surveys qualified for evaluation. It was seen that the majority of elderly people were covered by social security. The elderly people reported their health to be good. They stated satisfaction regarding interindividual relationships with regard to social needs. However, it was concluded that the income of elderly people was not sufficient, and that they could not sufficiently afford electrical power and water invoices, medicine, food, and clothing expenses.
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Chapter 16
Preparing School Leaders for Dual Language Programs in Rural Settings
Families with income less than that deemed sufficient to purchase basic needs essentials such as food, shelter, and clothing.
Published in Chapter: Preparing School Leaders for Dual Language Programs in Rural Settings; From: Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty
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Chapter 23
Educational Reform
The lack of basic personal necessities of life (e.g., food, clothing, and shelter).
Published in Chapter: Educational Reform; From: Handbook of Research on Social Inequality and Education
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Chapter 12
Determinants and Welfare Impacts of Foreign Aids
The situation in which income level is below to the point where basic needs (for example, food and shelter) cannot be met.
Published in Chapter: Determinants and Welfare Impacts of Foreign Aids; From: Global Challenges in Public Finance and International Relations
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Intersectionality: Women and Social Justice Educational Leadership in Appalachian Kentucky Schools
In the United States of America, the poverty threshold is set by the U.S. Census Bureau (USCB) (2019; see Figure 2 ). Any person(s) who have income less than this rate is considered impoverished.
Published in Chapter: Intersectionality: Women and Social Justice Educational Leadership in Appalachian Kentucky Schools; From: Social Justice Research Methods for Doctoral Research
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Chapter 6
Trauma in Rural Areas: Implications for Instruction
Living in a socio-economic state that causes distress or has a focus on lack of necessities.
Published in Chapter: Trauma in Rural Areas: Implications for Instruction; From: Strategies and Methods for Implementing Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
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Chapter 3
Financial Inclusion Literature Review: Definition, Measurement, and Challenges
Poverty is a state in which a person or a group of people don't have enough money or the basic things they need to live. It is generally defined as income or expenditure insufficiency, but the economic condition of a household also depends on its real and financial asset holdings.
Published in Chapter: Financial Inclusion Literature Review: Definition, Measurement, and Challenges; From: The Role of Financial Inclusion for Reaching Sustainable Development Goals
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Chapter 1
Determination of Poverty Indicators Using Roc Curves in Turkey
The condition of not having sufficient material property or income for a person's needs.
Published in Chapter: Determination of Poverty Indicators Using Roc Curves in Turkey; From: Analyzing Data Through Probabilistic Modeling in Statistics
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Chapter 11
Using Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Decriminalizing Childhood Adversity
Poverty is based on a comparison of family income to a federally established minimum income level determined to cover basic needs, but which ultimately impacts an individual’s ability to participate in social and civic life because of a lack of economic resources.
Published in Chapter: Using Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Decriminalizing Childhood Adversity; From: Practical Strategies to Reduce Childhood Trauma and Mitigate Exposure to the School-to-Prison Pipeline
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Chapter 8
Income Inequalities in Developing Countries: A Performance Analysis
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Land Deals and Sustainable Income: The Case of a Rural Community in Ogun State, Nigeria
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Chapter 3
Post-Pandemic Global Inequalities: Causes and Measures
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources due to low-income level and essentials for a minimum standard of living like having proper housing, clean water, healthy food and medical attention.
Published in Chapter: Post-Pandemic Global Inequalities: Causes and Measures; From: Emerging Trends and Insights on Economic Inequality in the Wake of Global Crises
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Chapter 9
The Role of Entrepreneurial Spirit in Indonesian Youths and Housewives to Reduce Unemployment and Poverty Rate
A state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possession or money. This condition could be defined as either absolute or relative.
Published in Chapter: The Role of Entrepreneurial Spirit in Indonesian Youths and Housewives to Reduce Unemployment and Poverty Rate; From: Handbook of Research on Unemployment and Labor Market Sustainability in the Era of Globalization
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Chapter 19
The Economic Anomie and Crime in Turkey
Poverty refers to the proportion of people with incomes lower than the calculated average of the incomes of the equivalent members of the household in the society.
Published in Chapter: The Economic Anomie and Crime in Turkey; From: Handbook of Research on Cyber Approaches to Public Administration and Social Policy
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Chapter 11
Pandemic: A Crisis for Social Work
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Chapter 9
Challenges to Necessity-Driven Nascent Entrepreneurship
Is generally defined as a proxy of deprivation of the basic needs that a person, household or community necessitates to have as a basic standard of living. The poverty rate can be used to proxy the number of persons living below the poverty datum line.
Published in Chapter: Challenges to Necessity-Driven Nascent Entrepreneurship; From: Handbook of Research on Nascent Entrepreneurship and Creating New Ventures
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Chapter 4
A Framework for Evaluating Children's Books About Poverty
A socioeconomic condition in which individuals may not have access to the resources required to meet fundamental needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. In the context of the United States, people experiencing poverty are often framed in negative and stereotypical ways.
Published in Chapter: A Framework for Evaluating Children's Books About Poverty; From: Poverty Impacts on Literacy Education
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Chapter 12
An Educational Catch-22: Why Schools With the Greatest Need Are Least Likely to Have School Social Workers
The state of being deficit in one or more of the following categories: food securities, housing, education and/or employment, access to health care, and economic assets.
Published in Chapter: An Educational Catch-22: Why Schools With the Greatest Need Are Least Likely to Have School Social Workers; From: Handbook of Research on Solutions for Equity and Social Justice in Education
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Chapter 12
Is Zakat Capable of Alleviating Poverty and Reducing Income Inequality?: An Analysis of the Distribution of Zakat Fund in Malaysia
Complete lack of the means necessary to meet basic personal needs, such as food, clothing and shelter.
Published in Chapter: Is Zakat Capable of Alleviating Poverty and Reducing Income Inequality?: An Analysis of the Distribution of Zakat Fund in Malaysia; From: Impact of Zakat on Sustainable Economic Development
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Chapter 6
The Correlation Between Income Inequality and Population Health: An Empirical Study
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Chapter 1
Tourism, Poverty, and Human Rights: An Unspeakable Relationship
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Chapter 21
Current Economic and Political Dispensation and Teacher Education Programs in Niger Delta Region: Means of Enhancing Teacher Education
Poverty is general referred to scarcity or situation where citizens lack certain amount of material possessions or money. It can include the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and basic education. Thus, it means a relative poverty that manifest economic inequalities in societies.
Published in Chapter: Current Economic and Political Dispensation and Teacher Education Programs in Niger Delta Region: Means of Enhancing Teacher Education; From: Handbook of Research on Enhancing Teacher Education with Advanced Instructional Technologies
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Chapter 1
The Effect of Financial Inclusion on the Sustainable Development Goals: A Systematic Review
A state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty-stricken people and families might go without proper housing, clean water, healthy food, and medical attention.
Published in Chapter: The Effect of Financial Inclusion on the Sustainable Development Goals: A Systematic Review; From: The Role of Financial Inclusion for Reaching Sustainable Development Goals
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Chapter 54
Building a Culture of Completers by Understanding the Etiology of Adult Learning Deficits Stemming from Childhood
The state or condition where people’s basic needs for food, goods, shelter, clothing, or means of support are not being met (BusinessDictionary.com, accessed 11/22/15).
Published in Chapter: Building a Culture of Completers by Understanding the Etiology of Adult Learning Deficits Stemming from Childhood; From: Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management
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Chapter 12
Mind, Brain, and Education: Using Neuroscience to Teach Students Living in Poverty
A state of living without basic needs and comforts, such as finances, shelter, food, etc. The government determines the poverty line based on a minimum annual income based on the number of individuals in a family.
Published in Chapter: Mind, Brain, and Education: Using Neuroscience to Teach Students Living in Poverty; From: Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty
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Chapter 3
The Role of Microfinance in Africa: A Review of Outcomes From Ghana and Nigeria
A state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living.
Published in Chapter: The Role of Microfinance in Africa: A Review of Outcomes From Ghana and Nigeria; From: Microfinance and Sustainable Development in Africa
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Chapter 20
Lorenz Curve, Gini Coefficient and the Income Inequality in Turkey in the Last 13 Years
Income inequality and poverty are among the most pressing problems in Turkey as well as in the world. It is desirable for all countries to have a fair distribution income. After 1980s, with the introduction of the neo-liberal policies all over the world, it has been thought that income equality could be attained automatically with rapid growth without any public intervention. But, soon, in the developed countries it was understood that the inequalities emanating from market mechanisms cannot be overcome without public intervention. So, in the developed countries, redistribution mechanisms have been developed and implemented efficiently, especially in the North European countries.
Published in Chapter: Lorenz Curve, Gini Coefficient and the Income Inequality in Turkey in the Last 13 Years; From: Handbook of Research on Chaos and Complexity Theory in the Social Sciences
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Chapter 1
Advocating Empowerment and Gender Equality: A Study of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives
A state or condition of lacking basic resources to live a healthy and safe life at, at least, minimum level.
Published in Chapter: Advocating Empowerment and Gender Equality: A Study of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives; From: Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism and Hospitality Practices
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Chapter 96
Gendering Information and Communication Technologies in Climate Change
It does not simply mean a lack of money, but it also focuses on empowerment, autonomy, and dignity.
Published in Chapter: Gendering Information and Communication Technologies in Climate Change; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fifth Edition
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Chapter 1
The Dream Team: How Counselors and Classroom Teachers Form a Vital Alliance
The state of living in extremely poor condition. In the US as of 2019, this refers to individuals who make less than $34 per day or a family who makes less than $69 per day.
Published in Chapter: The Dream Team: How Counselors and Classroom Teachers Form a Vital Alliance; From: Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices
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Chapter 3
Mentoring, Partnering, and Follow-Through: TRIO Programs Provide a Path Through the Wilderness
A deficit that creates daily struggles in one or more of the following areas: Food security, housing, education/employment, access to health care, and economic assets ( Segal et al., 2019 ).
Published in Chapter: Mentoring, Partnering, and Follow-Through: TRIO Programs Provide a Path Through the Wilderness; From: Using Self-Efficacy for Improving Retention and Success of Diverse Student Populations
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Chapter 12
Posttraumatic Growth: Educators and School Social Workers Taking Lemons and Making Lemonade
Deficits in one or more of the following categories: food securities, housing, education/employment, health care, and/or economic assets.
Published in Chapter: Posttraumatic Growth: Educators and School Social Workers Taking Lemons and Making Lemonade; From: Strategies and Methods for Implementing Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
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Chapter 2
A General View of Poverty in Turkey as an Issue for Social Work in the Light of Behavioral Finance and Game Theory
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Chapter 17
Comparison of Turkey and the Netherlands Social Housing Policies
It is the situation of not having enough income to meet basic needs. Especially, not being able to provide basic needs such as food, drink, shelter, clothing.
Published in Chapter: Comparison of Turkey and the Netherlands Social Housing Policies; From: Handbook of Research on Current Trends in Asian Economics, Business, and Administration
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Chapter 6
From Desegregation to Resegregation: The Impact on Schooling in the African-American Community
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty thresholds are determined by the US government and vary according to the size of a family, and the ages of its members.
Published in Chapter: From Desegregation to Resegregation: The Impact on Schooling in the African-American Community; From: Handbook of Research on Solutions for Equity and Social Justice in Education
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Chapter 3
How Does National Culture Influence Microfinance Institutions?: Evidence Based on Investigating 45 Countries
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Chapter 23
African Women and Economic Development: A Tale of Contradictions?
It is defined as not only not having any income to support one’s need and but also when one has difficulty in accessing education, careers, and health and welfare services.
Published in Chapter: African Women and Economic Development: A Tale of Contradictions?; From: Handbook of Research on Sustainable Development and Governance Strategies for Economic Growth in Africa
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Chapter 2
Global Market Trends
The lack of basic needs and services such as food, clothing, beddings, shelter, paraffin, basic health care, roads, markets, education, information and communication.
Published in Chapter: Global Market Trends; From: Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities
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Chapter 10
Deploying ICT to Enhance Small Businesses and Achieving Sustainable Development: A Paradigm to Reducing Poverty and Unemployment and Enhancing a Sustainable National Development in Nigeria
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Chapter 1
A Look at Bribe and Poverty in Colombia
A person is in a situation of poverty when he/she has at least one social deprivation (in the six indicators of educational backwardness, access to health services, access to social security, quality and spaces of housing, basic services in the household and access to food), and the income is not enough to acquire the goods and services required to meet both food and non-food needs.
Published in Chapter: A Look at Bribe and Poverty in Colombia; From: Management Strategies and Tools for Addressing Corruption in Public and Private Organizations
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Chapter 15
Citizenship Education: A Panacea for Daunting Social Media Gripe on Key Social Issues in Nigeria
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living emanated from a low income level from employment that basic human needs can't be met.
Published in Chapter: Citizenship Education: A Panacea for Daunting Social Media Gripe on Key Social Issues in Nigeria; From: Handbook of Research on Promoting Global Citizenship Education
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Chapter 18
COVID-19 and Human Rights in a Fragile State: Guinea-Bissau
The situation of people with few economic resources is absolute or relative poverty (inequality). Poverty exists in all developed countries or not and is measured by a World Bank methodology from households’ budgets and access to movable and not movable goods. A poor person in a developed country has little to do with a poor person in a fragile or less developed country.
Published in Chapter: COVID-19 and Human Rights in a Fragile State: Guinea-Bissau; From: Handbook of Research on Urban Tourism, Viral Society, and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Chapter 13
Ocean's Eleven and Others: They Keep Coming Back
The state of having few material possessions or little income. It can have diverse social, economic, and political causes and effects.
Published in Chapter: Ocean's Eleven and Others: They Keep Coming Back; From: Examinations and Analysis of Sequels and Serials in the Film Industry
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Chapter 7
Gross Domestic Savings, Household Consumption, and Inequality in Africa: A Panel Analysis
Poverty is the inability of individual or household to meet basic needs including food, clothing, and shelter. Absolute poverty measures poverty as those earning less than $1.90 a day.
Published in Chapter: Gross Domestic Savings, Household Consumption, and Inequality in Africa: A Panel Analysis; From: Emerging Trends and Insights on Economic Inequality in the Wake of Global Crises
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Chapter 10
Challenging the Poverty Narrative Through Children's Literature
State of not having enough material resources to meet basic needs.
Published in Chapter: Challenging the Poverty Narrative Through Children's Literature; From: Poverty Impacts on Literacy Education
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Chapter 1
Vagabonds and Tourists in the Global South: The Sustainable Paradigm Reconsidered
The term means an economic state that lacks the basic capacity to be efficiently integrated in society.
Published in Chapter: Vagabonds and Tourists in the Global South: The Sustainable Paradigm Reconsidered; From: Achieving Sustainable Transformation in Tourism and Hospitality Sectors
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Chapter 1
Agricultural Greenhouses in São Tomé and Príncipe: A Way to Mitigate Climate Change, Promote Food Security, and Reduce Farmer Poverty
Is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty means that the income level is so low that basic human needs can't be met. Poverty-stricken people and families might go without proper housing, clean water, healthy food, and medical attention.
Published in Chapter: Agricultural Greenhouses in São Tomé and Príncipe: A Way to Mitigate Climate Change, Promote Food Security, and Reduce Farmer Poverty; From: Impacts of Climate Change and Economic and Health Crises on the Agriculture and Food Sectors
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Chapter 15
Health Literacy From a Pediatrician's Perspective: Health Literacy
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Chapter 10
Dignity and Engagement for Making Bioethics of Displacement Real: Praxis II
A state of extreme lack, where people don't have enough money or services for meeting basic needs, developing intellectually and enjoying a decent life.
Published in Chapter: Dignity and Engagement for Making Bioethics of Displacement Real: Praxis II; From: Bioethics of Displacement and Its Implications
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Chapter 5
Towards Child-Centred Sustainable Development Goals: Implications on Child Welfare Policy and Practice in Zimbabwe
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Chapter 10
Street Children
State of being extremely poor.
Published in Chapter: Street Children; From: Provision of Psychosocial Support and Education of Vulnerable Children
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Chapter 5
Classroom Equity and the Role of a Teacher Leader: Making Classrooms Equitable to All Students
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Chapter 8
Foreign Land Acquisition: Food Security and Food Chains – The Nigerian Experience
Is a state of being poor. It is general scarcity or dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. It is also the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and education.
Published in Chapter: Foreign Land Acquisition: Food Security and Food Chains – The Nigerian Experience; From: Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions
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Chapter 25
Walking in English Learners' Shoes: Preservice Teacher Struggles Result in Empathy
A serious lack of resources for proper existence or to support a minimal level of health.
Published in Chapter: Walking in English Learners' Shoes: Preservice Teacher Struggles Result in Empathy; From: Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility
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Chapter 9
Alternative Approaches to Africa's Development: Zimbabwe's Land Reform Interrogated Through Gender Lenses
Not having enough material possessions or income for a person's needs.
Published in Chapter: Alternative Approaches to Africa's Development: Zimbabwe's Land Reform Interrogated Through Gender Lenses; From: Understanding Gender in the African Context
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Chapter 27
Multiple Perspectives for Poverty Reduction
A condition of lack of income and assets, lack of access to basic necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing, and lack of a certain standard of health and education levels.
Published in Chapter: Multiple Perspectives for Poverty Reduction; From: Handbook of Research on Sustainable Development and Governance Strategies for Economic Growth in Africa
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Chapter 10
Allocation Optimization Problem for Peruvian Food Bank
Occurs when people cannot meet the basic physical and mental needs of a decent life, due to lack of resources (such as food).
Published in Chapter: Allocation Optimization Problem for Peruvian Food Bank; From: Handbook of Research on Urban and Humanitarian Logistics
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Chapter 8
Learning to Teach in Mixed-Reality Simulated Virtual Environments at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)
“Poverty” is an official measure defined by the U.S. Government based on family income. In Texas, a family that consists of 2 adults and 2 children who make a family income of $24,858 per year is considered poor. In Texas, 1.5 million Texas children live in poverty (20.9 percent of all Texas children). Black and Hispanic Texans are more than twice as likely to live below the poverty line as White and Asian Texans. This information is according to the U.S. Census, 2017.
Published in Chapter: Learning to Teach in Mixed-Reality Simulated Virtual Environments at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI); From: Handbook of Research on Developing a Post-Pandemic Paradigm for Virtual Technologies in Higher Education
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Chapter 10
The Effect of Health and Education Expenditures on Poverty: The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries
Poverty is a phenomenon that affects living conditions and complicates matters, and individuals do not have the tools they need to lead a good life.
Published in Chapter: The Effect of Health and Education Expenditures on Poverty: The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries; From: The Circular Economy and Its Implications on Sustainability and the Green Supply Chain
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