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Poverty
“A condition where people`s basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met”
Kinds of poverty
• “Absolute” poverty - 1.25 U.S. dollars a day
• “Relative” poverty - poverty in relation to a group
Poverty varies between countries
UgandaNorway
Poverty has decreased
• 1990 - 5.3 billion
inhabitants
47% poor = 2.5 billion
• 2010 - 6. 8 billion
inhabitants
22 % poor = 1.5 billion
The world keeps changing, while mindsets remain surprisingly intact
A mindset upgrade with a division of countries into more than two groups is long overdue
To sum it all up
Sources• http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/
poverty.html
• http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/10/opinion/gapminder-hans-rosling
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• http://www.fn.no/Tema/Fattigdom/Hva-er-fattigdom
• http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty#t-
890060
• http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fattigdom
• http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/EXTPA/0,,contentMDK:20242512~menuPK:492152~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:430367,00.html
• http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/04/17/remarkable-declines-in-global-poverty-but-major-challenges-remain