What is hunger?
3 Types of Poverty
Extreme poverty
Less than 2,100 calories a day, Number 1 risk to health
Median of the poverty
Income of 1-2 U.S. dollars per person per day
Relative poverty
Household refers to income levels lower than the average
Situation in Kenya
Experiencing one of the worst droughts in recent years.
Up to 3.5 million people are affected
Income increase
Productivity increase, Cultivation period extension
(The annual crop harvesting per 1meter square will allow the increase of 4~5kg.)
Increase in supply
(Through the results of extended period of production through advanced facilities and fully-equipped greenhouse, it is possible to double its productivity when compared to outdoor cultivation.)
Increase in farm income
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or money
Economical poverty
① objective poverty
absolute poverty
- inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter
relative poverty
- lacking a usual or socially acceptable level of resources or income as compared with others
② subjective poverty
Feeling poor themselves
What cause poverty?
Late 1997 after the financial crisis due to interlayer polarization in the labor market share decline, the difficult living and low incomes continue to increase.
since 2007 the global financial crisis, rising unemployment, income polarization, deterioration of family income, inflation, Household debt and interest burden due to increased sales of credit by various factors,
2) Non-price policy in US
① Labeling policy in US
The posting of nutrition information on menus and menu boards - is a policy that more states and localities are considering each year. Supporters of nutrition labeling at fast-food and chain restaurants, including the American Medical Association, want labeling that is easy to understand and that includes the total calories, fat, saturate
Ⅰ. 빈곤과 공적부조
1. 빈곤의 의의
베버리지는 5대 사회악 가운데 빈곤(poverty)이 어쩌면 가장 극복하기 쉬운 것인지도 모른다고 했다. 그러나 우리나라의 옛 속담에 “가난은 나랏님도 못 구한다”라는 말이 있다. 프랑클린 루즈벨트 대통령은 1941년 의회에 보낸 메시지에서 제2차 세계대전이
‘Housing’
Shelter: 보호받고 쉴 수 있는 보금자리
+ Sleeping, Working, Recreation, Cooking, Eating, Etc...
Activity, Location, Status, Investment의 측면
Public Good or Private Good?
개인의 사유재
정부의 공공재 (생존에 필수적 요소이므로 저소득 계층 보호, 경제적 뒷받침)
정부 개입의 형태
‘Federal Level’- 주택 가
1. What dows UNDP do?
1) what is the UN?
The United Nations (UN) an international treaty that spells out the rights and duties of member states. is a unique international organization of 192 sovereign states established in 1945. Its goal is to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations, and to promote social progress, a better living standard and hum
Ⅰ. 근로장려세제(Earned Income Tax Credit)
1. 근로장려세제(EITC)란?
EITC 제도는 근로빈곤층에게 근로의욕을 북돋아 주기 위하여 일을 통해 얻은 소득이 일정 수준 이하일 경우에 근로소득에 대한 인센티브를 근로소득장려금의 형태로 연말정산을 통하여 현금으로 환급하여 주는 역소득세 제도이다. 요
Malnutrition
African children are dying every 5 seconds due to malnutrition
2. Why are they poor? (Cause)
Rich countries/companies harvest the following raw materials in Africa:
Tin
Coal
Gold
Copper
Iron
Silk
Cotton
Rubber
Palm oil
Cocoa
Diamonds
Tea
Africans as a people may be poor, but Africa as a place is fantastically rich - in minerals, land, labor and sunshine.
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