Poverty

Question 1

Define absolute poverty

Answer 1

• being unable to afford basic necessities

Question 2

Define relative poverty

Answer 2

• earning less than a particular percentage of a country’s income
• UK less than 60% of average income

Question 3

Who defines absolute poverty and what do they define it as?

Answer 3

• World Bank - number of people living below the absolute poverty line of $1.90 per day at 2005 GDP, measured at PPP

Question 4

Ways to change poverty

Answer 4

• infrastructure (more productive, higher incomes)
• educating and training (more productive, higher incomes)
• aid (better education and healthcare, productivity)

Question 5

Eval for aid

Answer 5

• corrupt politicians steal it and thus no development or government spending
• 70% of the $1.3bn to Somalia had disappeared 2011