The Global Rise of Extreme Poverty & Politics of the Poor RajaRao Pagidipalli
Even in the 21st century, billions of people still live in extreme poverty. Born poor invariably leads to longer poverty stints. Around 9 million people die every year of hunger and hunger-related diseases. Nearly 10 percent of the world’s population is living below the World Bank poverty line of $1.90 per day. Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. It is defined as people not having food, clothing and shelter. They live lives abundant in scarcity. The reasons for poverty are history, war and political instability, national debts, discrimination and social inequality and vulnerability to natural disasters. There won’t be any development if countries mired in internal conflict.....
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