Poverty

Current economic growth patterns: the rich get richer, the poor get poorer. Take a look at the patterns of consumption between 1975 and 1995. The world's richest people - only 20 per cent of

Publication Date:

Sunday, November 29, 1998

Source: Down to Earth

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Economic Development, Poverty, UNDP

Poverty

Mind over matter

The change in the mindset of the rural people and in the ecology is extraordinary. The mental poverty has gone

Publication Date:

29/11/1998

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

7

Issue:

19981130

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13

Tags:

Rural Habitat, Poverty

Poverty

Winners all

This year's Nobel laureates

Publication Date:

14/11/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Drugs, Poverty, Personalities, Awards, Developing Countries

Poverty

THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippine government is compelled to take major steps to ease poverty and unemployment in the drought-stricken Southeast Asian region. The farm sector, which analysts say has been neglected by

Publication Date:

14/09/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Drought, Poverty, Philippines

India

Cause of death: poverty

Death and disease are closely linked to economic well-being. The greatest number of people in sub-Saharan Africa or India die due to communicable diseases, which have close associations with poverty

Publication Date:

Sunday, August 30, 1998

Source: Down to Earth

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Infectious Diseases, Poverty, Africa, India, Statistics

Poverty

In Focus

The Punjab government has ordered a probe into a series of suicides by small and marginal farmers and landless workers in Sangrur district of the state. This decision was taken by Punjab chief

Publication Date:

29/06/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Farmers, Poverty, Punjab, Debt

India

Beyond progress

compulsory acquisition of land by public and private sector companies often displaces people, forcing them to give up their homes, assets, means of livelihood and even vocation. More often than

Publication Date:

14/06/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

7

Issue:

19980615

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Encroachments, Migration, Slums, Poverty, India

Poverty

World Bank resumes lending to Indonesia with $225m loan

The World Bank on Tuesday resumed lending to Indonesia with a $225-million loan to reduce poverty, despite political and social uncertainties in Asia's hardest-hit crisis economy. The announcement

Publication Date:

04/06/1998

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

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Poverty

India