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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 Canada — remains prevalent with some segments of society. The measurement of poverty has been a challenge as there is no official government measure. There is an ongoing debate in Canada about whether a relative measure of poverty, or absolute measure of… … Wikipedia
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 — Street children sleeping in Mulberry Street – Jacob Riis photo New York, United States (1890) Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money.[1] Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford … 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 in the United Kingdom — This article is about poverty within the population of the United Kingdom as distinct from UK policy on world poverty. The United Kingdom is a developed country and, as such, the population suffers the severe privations of those in the developing … Wikipedia
poverty — A state in which resources, usually material but sometimes cultural, are lacking. It is common to distinguish between absolute and relative definitions of poverty. Poverty defined in absolute terms refers to a state in which the individual lacks… … Dictionary of sociology
poverty — Popular representations of poverty have included references to ‘scroungers’ on the ‘Costa del Dole’, ‘aggressive beggars’, the ‘dependency culture’ and the ‘underclass’. Although closer to home, the impact of images of ‘cardboard city’ has… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
poverty — [[t]pɒ̱və(r)ti[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty... Garvey died in loneliness and poverty. Ant: wealth 2) N SING: also no det, N … English dictionary
