12. Poverty

USA

Worst Poverty Levels tend to cluster TOGETHER.

Concentrated mainly in south. - 11 Old South States Region

Poverty tends to change VERY LITTLE from decade to decade.

World

Absolute Poverty - Individuals/Families having EXTREME difficulty in surviving.

• Hunger - Amounting to starvation
• Inadequate Housing/Shelter
• Inadequate Clothing

More Common among Third World countries:

• Africa
• Asia
• South America

Relative Poverty - Inability to obtain social necessities available to the the majority

• USA
• Europe

How to IMPROVE this issue.

• Increase aid to low-income countries
• Increase adi to basic social services
• Increase aid to sectors relevant for poverty
• Increase EC transparency and co-ordination

References:

www.ncsociology.org/

http://www.venro.org

blog.websenat.de/

http://world-poverty.org/default.aspx