widespread+poverty

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• poverty — /pov euhr tee/, n. 1. the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor; indigence. 2. deficiency of necessary or desirable ingredients, qualities, etc.: poverty of the soil. 3. scantiness;… …   Universalium

• widespread — /wuyd spred /, adj. 1. spread over or open, or occupying a wide space. 2. distributed over a wide region, or occurring in many places or among many persons or individuals: widespread poverty. [1695 1705; WIDE + SPREAD] Syn. 2. far reaching,… …   Universalium

• widespread — wide•spread [[t]ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd[/t]] adj. 1) spread over a wide area 2) occurring in many places or among many persons: widespread poverty[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

• Poverty trap — – poverty trap is a scenario where people experience poverty due to circumstances beyond their control. The trap becomes cyclical and begins to reinforce itself if steps are not taken to break the cycle. Depending upon a person’s origin of birth …   Wikipedia

• Poverty in Africa — African nations typically fall toward the bottom of any list measuring small size economic activity, such as income per capita or GDP per capita, despite a wealth of natural resources. The bottom 25 spots of the United Nations (UN) quality of… …   Wikipedia

• POVERTY — Distinctions between rich and poor predate recorded history. In Israel, however, these differences do not seem to have become pronounced until the eighth century B.C.E., following the social revolution produced by the monarchy and the dissolution …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• poverty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abject, absolute, extreme, grinding, severe ▪ widespread ▪ global, world ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• poverty — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English poverte, from Anglo French poverté, from Latin paupertat , paupertas, from pauper poor more at poor Date: 12th century 1. a. the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• widespread — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• Climate change and poverty — link a process and a condition that are interrelated. While the effects of climate change and global warming will have direct effects on the natural environment especially on agriculture, the impact on human civilization is also of concern.… …   Wikipedia

• Progress and Poverty — was written by Henry George in 1879. The book is a treatise on the cyclical nature of an industrial economy and its remedies. ContextThe book basically seeks to explain why poverty is virtually unknown in primitive societies but widespread… …   Wikipedia