Exam 37: Global Poverty Glossary Index Reference Tables

The standard of living for poor countries will not increase if the population growth exceeds economic growth.

Providing basic health care and education for poor countries is cost-prohibitive.

Upward mobility for those in poverty is

The Millennium Poverty Goal is the United Nations' goal of reducing the global rate of extreme poverty to ___ percent by 2015.

According to the World Bank,over 1 billion people are classified as being in _______ poverty.

In 1963 it was determined that $1,000 per year was needed to purchase a "minimally adequate" diet for a family of four.It was estimated that other basic necessities like housing,clothes,transportation,and so forth would cost twice as much as the food staples.So the government concluded that a budget of $3,000 per year would fund a "minimally adequate" living standard for a U.S.family of four.That standard became the official U.S.poverty threshold in 1963. -In 1963 the U.S.poverty standard was equal to

The U.N.'s Millennium Aid Goal focuses on aid in the form of

The developing world has been adamant that rich nations abandon farm subsidies in order to get a global trade deal both sides say they want.

Since 1963 prices have risen every year.As a result,the price of the poverty "basket" has risen as well.In 2009 it cost roughly $22,000 to purchase those same basic necessities for a family of four that cost only $3,000 in 1963. -Which of the following explains why the U.S.poverty threshold increased from $3,000 per year in 1963 to $22,000 per year in 2009?

The official U.S.poverty standard was set in 1963 at $3,000 per year for a family of four.

In which of the following would the richest tenth of the population be most likely to receive the highest percentage of the country's income?

In his book The Other Path,de Soto suggests that countries will grow more quickly if bureaucratic barriers to free enterprise are reduced.

What is human capital,and what factors contribute to human capital development?

Which of the following is not important for the development of human capital?

Per capita GDP will definitely fall when

Import quotas have a negative impact on poor nations because they make it difficult for poor nations to

One of the keys to reducing poverty is

Which of the following countries has the greatest percentage of people living in extreme poverty?

American poverty is more about absolute deprivation,and poverty in the rest of the world is more about relative deprivation.

Economic growth is the key to ending global poverty.