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Welfare plan 'may increase poverty'

A leading think-tank has said Government policy on social welfare could lead to a rise in poverty and inequality. The journal of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) published three reports which claim the coalit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Statistical measures don't define poverty: Richard Parker

Richard Parker, senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, tells Forbes India that there’s a disconnect between economists and India’s poor RICHARD PARKER Age: 64 Designation: Senior Fellow at the Shorenstein Center, Harvar [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty a reality but India deserve F1: Mallya

NOIDA (India): Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya on Friday fiercely defended India's right to host a Formula One Grand prix race, saying the country's economic growth was as much a reality as its poverty. Critics have flayed th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Young South Africans call for jobs, end to poverty

Thousands of young South Africans brought their frustration over poverty and joblessness to the streets Thursday, responding to a call by the tough-talking youth leader of the governing African National Congress who has clashed with older [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Young South Africans call for jobs, end to poverty

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Young South Africans brought their frustration over poverty and joblessness to the streets Thursday, responding to a call by the tough-talking youth leader of the governing African National Congress who has clash [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty Plagues New York

A report newly released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that between 2009 and 2010, the percentage of New Yorkers living below the official federal poverty line increased by 1.4 percentage points, representing 75,000 citizens who were pus [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty stricken Zambia projected to have highest growth rat...

Three-week-old Mukuka Chanda is cradled in his grandmother’s arms in George compound, Lusaka. He is one of 10 who live in a house of three small rooms. His grandmother, a widow, is HIV-positive and struggles to provide for the famil [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Housing stress puts 10% at risk of poverty

Years of soaring house prices and slow construction of homes have left one in 10 Australian households in some type of housing stress, contributing to income inequality, a new report released today shows. Data from the National Centre fo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Area's poverty rate 3rd lowest in U.S.

High incomes in the surrounding suburbs helped the Bridgeport-Stamford metro region to the third lowest poverty rate in the nation last year. The U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday in a special report that 9.4 percent of the population of t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

London's poverty and inequality are worst in England, says r...

As urban riots expert Wouter Vantisphout pointed out during his recent visit to the capital, bouts of burning and looting have tended to happen in big cities that are feeling a bit too pleased with themselves. He named Detroit in the 1960 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty, greatest challenge facing Nigerians –Mabogunje

Professor Akin Mabogunje, former Pro- Chancellor Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital declared that poverty was the greatest challenges facing Nigerians. Mabogunje however bel [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Fighting poverty

Since it was officially recognized by the United Nations in 1993, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed every year on Oct 17. It is intended to promote awareness of the need to eradicate the poverty caused by [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Eradication of Poverty

Today, the 17th of October is being observed as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The United Nations General Assembly through a resolution in December 22, 1992 officially declared this day as the International Day for [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Childhood Poverty Among Hispanics Sets Record, Leads Nation

Latino children set an unfortunate record in 2010 when they comprised the largest percentage of U.S. children, 17 and under, who were living in poverty compared, according to a new report from the Pew Hispanic Center. A total of 6.1 mi [...]