Poverty in South America — Poverty is a result of people s inability to attain food, shelter, money, clothing, education, and any other essentials towards the well being of living. Many people that are suffering from poverty live in the low income areas known as rural… … Wikipedia
Poverty in Australia — is a contentious political issue. There is little doubt there is absolute poverty in Australia especially in Aboriginal communities. However many on the Left of Australian politics argue that relative poverty ought to be the appropriate measure.… … Wikipedia
Poverty in Germany — refers to people living in relative poverty in Germany. During the last decades the number of people living in poverty has been increasing. Children are more likely to be poor than adults. There has been a strong increase in the number of poor… … Wikipedia
poverty — pov‧er‧ty [ˈpɒvəti ǁ ˈpɑːvərti] noun [uncountable] 1. the situation or experience of being poor: • 86% of the population lives in poverty. • a major anti poverty initiative 2. the poverty line the income below which people are officially… … Financial and business terms
poverty — poverty, indigence, penury, want, destitution, privation all denote the state of one who is poor or without enough to live upon. Poverty, the most comprehensive of these terms, typically implies such deficiency of resources that one is deprived… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Poverty threshold — For the term as defined in the United States, see Poverty thresholds (United States). Percentage of population living on less than $1.25 per day. UN estimates 2000 2007. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of income… … Wikipedia
Poverty in the United States — The most common measure of poverty in the United States is the poverty line set by the U.S. government. This measure recognizes poverty as a lack of those goods and services commonly taken for granted by members of mainstream society.Schwartz, J … Wikipedia
poverty — pov|er|ty W3 [ˈpɔvəti US ˈpa:vərti] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: poverté, from Latin paupertas, from pauper; POOR] 1.) [U] the situation or experience of being poor →↑poor, impoverished ↑impoverished ▪ Millions of elderly people live … Dictionary of contemporary English
live — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 in a place ADVERB ▪ alone ▪ together ▪ She disapproves of unmarried couples living together. ▪ apart, separately ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Live-8 — Live 8 war ein weltumspannendes Rockkonzert unter dem Motto „Make Poverty History“ (Macht Armut zur Vergangenheit / Lasst Armut Geschichte werden), das am 2. Juli 2005 gleichzeitig an zehn Orten der G8 Mitgliedstaaten sowie in Südafrika stattfand … Deutsch Wikipedia
