How has urbanization contributed to poverty?
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Urbanization- by my definition, is the grouping of a people in an underprivileged environment to inhibit the mental financial progression of a group of people.  Urbanization restricts the upward mobility of a group of people, primarily based on race, class, or both, by the government not providing adequate education, and financial resources to move out of an impoverished area.  The government masks disenfranchisement by offering free to low-cost health care, low-income housing, and public transportation, which "fools" some of the people in disenfranchised areas that they should settle for just surviving in America, not living the American dream.
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There is so much poverty because not enough people are willing to help others. Just a little from anyone could be so much to the other. \nThe people that pay the most consequences are surely the poor, because they suffer the reminisces of poor judgments from the ones that are responsible of making things better.
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I wish, but the answer is NO. The relationship between Islam and poverty is cause and effect...Islam CAUSES poverty...many people confuse the order.
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(ever notice that latitudinal correlation between economic power and distance from the equator?)\nSomebody asked earlier "why is Asia still a poor country?" \nI gave the following answer and it's also true for why Africa is a poor country :\n\n\nThis is a complex question to answer in such short form but, I'll try. In short, Climate and history have shaped human economics.\nWealth (a middle class) is a fairly recent development even in western culture. Not so long ago, everywhere in the world, societies had an elite ruling class and the general masses were poor. Corruption and inequality was present in all cultures. \nThings we typically think are responsible for wealth like; Good laws, fair practices, good government and human rights are more a product of a robust middle class.\nThe significant historical events that gave rise to economic power were; transportation of goods, technology, and most significanty the industrial revolution. That's history.\nBut what about geography? Why did these events occur sooner in some parts of the world rather than other parts? That is the meat of ur question. The answer is climate.\nViewed in it's simplest way, It is less comfortable to live in a cold climate. It takes the burning of more energy, materials and work to be able to house, clothe and feed urself in a cold climate. A place where food is hard to grow for a few months out of the entire year, u need to have lots of clothes to stay warm, good shelter to stay warm, and you have to heat that shelter.\nThat was the catalyst for development. "necessity is the mother of invention" Yes, sounds too simple to be true right?\nConversly, in a warm climate, it's easier to have housing, food and comfort even if ur poor. Easier for the rulers to keep the masses alive. The disparity between an elite ruling class and massive lower class had stability. Everything works, no need for things to change. Progress occured more slowly. \nViewed in the most basic way, societies of colder climates, though less populated, still developed faster due to demand for goods and discomfort of living. Tropical countries fell behind with this develpmental pace. Thats the answer to ur question why poverty still exists all along the geographic equator. It's not just Asia. It's Africa, Southamerica etc. \nHere's the kicker, Things are now changing very rapidly. With what we call globalization, the world becoming a smaller place, the balance of power and wealth is in flux more than ever before in the history of the human race. What direction it will go... how it will end up is anyone's guess.\nThe history of economic power is an intricately complex subject.\nI hope my simple and gerneralized explanation answers ur question.  Despite having been older and populated for longer, countries located along the equator did not develop at the same rapid speed to keep up with the more recent countries located in cooler regions.\nHope this answered ur question.
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The Brookings Institute did a great study called Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare by Ron Haskins and Isabel V. Sawhill. September 2003.  Some of the ideas they had were really great.  They said that by increasing the numbers of hours that people living under the poverty line worked to 30 hours the poverty level is lowered from 13% to 7.5%.  This plan did allow for people living under the poverty line to pursue higher education instead of work, which lowered poverty 1.9%. They also said by giving incentives for people living under the poverty line to marry, that decreased the percent of people living in poverty another 3.5%.  Lastly, limiting the benefits to 2 children lowered the poverty level another 1.7%.  All four of these things together lowered poverty 9.3% from 13% to 3.7%.  Where doubling welfare benefits only lowered poverty by 1.1%.  The study also listed benefit to these programs.  For example, the money spent on these programs would be recouped in tax dollars earned from the new taxable income that is created by the 30 hours of work that people formerly living under the poverty would be performing.  They also cited an increase in public approval that tax payer would have for paying for programs that encourage work instead of discouraging it, as the current system does.  The article was very interesting and has some very good ideas.  Although people who prefer living off government handouts may not like it, a hand-up or a helping hand is always better then a handout.  I am a single mother who has used various government assistance (such as daycare assistance, Pell Grants, Medicaid, and WICK) to earn a bachelors degree and move my son and I out from under the poverty line.  The money that tax payers and the government spent helping me is definitely paying off, as now I am a hard working, taxpaying citizen. Unfortunately, I believe I am in the minority.
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In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, agricultural growth in the region was slow compared to the rates achieved in the past thirty years. Agricultural development in the recent past has been characterized by an extraordinary diversity both within and between countries. Many largely traditional farming systems that were sustainable with a low density of population are becoming increasingly strained by, and vulnerable to, the pressure of rising population. Spectacular environmental damage exemplifies the consequences of this pressure as land-hungry cultivators push into the tropical forests and up the hillsides. A growing prosperity among some groups contrasts with the deepening poverty among others less fortunate.
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No.  It comes from industrialization.  Most western nations have been industrialized for some time and it generates wealth.  Africa has resources, but have corrupt governments and tribalism that is hampering its ability to industrialize.  You have to get a centralized government that functions and have rules of trade that will allow people to earn profit for a country to industrialize.  Unless that happens, poor nations will stay poor.  It is not the work of the western world keeping them poor.  It is up to them to make it work.
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That is a really good question.  That depends on how many people get involved in environmentalist organizations to stop urband sprawl.
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Poverty is a financial state.
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true .it cannot be wiped out but it  be reduced to a very great extent.the best way out of poverty alleviation is to enable those facng poverty to tale up activities that would improve their lot economicaly rather than food aids or debt cancellations
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Poverty is the main problem. What follows is lack of education, utilities, medical care, food and all the other things we take for granted. It also opens the company up to dictators who, with a little money and power, can control the weakened population and keep them surpressed.\n\nThe Asian countries are great examples but Africa, Russia , Mexicon and Cuba also are models of what can happen when there are long histories of poverty and surpression. We have so much to protect and be thankful for in America.
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I say the war on poverty, because this failure also leads to the failure on drugs (i.e. poverty increases the chance of getting involved with drugs). Poverty also leads to crime, and believe it or not terrorist activities. If the world had a level playing field (i.e. fewer inequities between nations), there would be much less terrorism, and much, much less support for it. Poverty leads to many of the other problems facing the world and until it is better addressed, we will be dealing with all it's side effects.
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No, at first I did but now that I live in the suburbs I realize that this life is much better than the urban jungle.  Some people move to the rural area for peace and safety. Peace and land is the bigger reason everyone that I know who moved out of the suburbs to the rural had plenty of money but no peace and no land.
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There are literally hundreds if not thousands of areas where globalization affects development\nEconomic, Social, political, environmental.\n\nYou need to more clearly define your question. Macro or micro? Statistical or anecdotal?\n\nI might research sources including the UN, World Economic Forum, IMF, World Bank, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, US Department of Commerce and its European Union Counterpart, The Asia Pacific Economic Council (APEC), the Organization of American States (OAS), and The Nature Conservancy to name a few
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Those who live in conditions of poverty lack a wide range of economic and other resources and may be described as "poor" or "impoverished". Some see the term as subjective and comparative, others see it as moral and evaluative, while others consider that it is scientifically established.\n\n__________________________________\n\nMany different factors have been cited to explain why poverty occurs. No single explanation has gained universal acceptance.\n\nGo to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty to fin links to statistics and more information!
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Poverty and illiteracy.
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You are asking a question that even sociologists have trouble answering. In many cases, it is as the other answer said, a higher density of people. Another sad fact is that the inner city has a greater density of poor people of which some, such as homeless folks, are heavy drinkers of cheap wine and alcohol. Sometimes for some folks, the bottle is their best friend. While it is true there are tons of folks drinking in the suburbs, problems can be hidden much better as well. I know that the Nation of Islam is trying to shut down some of the small liquor stores in some neighborhoods because they feel the amount of stores helps promote drinking.