Poor Household
A Poor Household is a household whose household income is does not meet basic human needs.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be composed of Poor People.
- It can (typically) reside in a Poor Home.
- It can be a member of a Poor Household Population.
- It can range from being a Short-Term Poor Household to being a Long-Term Poor Household.
- It can range from being Relatively Poor Household to being Extremely Poor Household.
- It can range from being a Poor Rural Household to being a Poor Suburban Household to being a Poor Urban Household.
- It can be in a Cycle of Poverty.
- Example(s):
- a Regional Poor Household, such as a Poor US Household, Poor Chinese Household, Poor Swedish Household.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Minimum Wage.
References
2014
- (Kneebone, 2014) ⇒ Elizabeth Kneebone. (2014). “The Growth and Spread of Concentrated Poverty, 2000 to 2008-2012.” In: The Brookings, July 31, 2014.
- QUOTE: The economically turbulent 2000s have redrawn America’s geography of poverty in more ways than one. After two downturns and subsequent recoveries that failed to reach down the economic ladder, the number of people living below the federal poverty line ($23,492 for a family of four in 2012) remains stubbornly stuck at record levels.
2013
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty#Definitions
- United Nations: Fundamentally, poverty is a denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity. It means lack of basic capacity to participate effectively in society. It means not having enough to feed and clothe a family, not having a school or clinic to go to, not having the land on which to grow one’s food or a job to earn one’s living, not having access to credit. It means insecurity, powerlessness and exclusion of individuals, households and communities. It means susceptibility to violence, and it often implies living in marginal or fragile environments, without access to clean water or sanitation.[1]
World Bank: Poverty is pronounced deprivation in well-being, and comprises many dimensions. It includes low incomes and the inability to acquire the basic goods and services necessary for survival with dignity. Poverty also encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better one’s life. [2]
Copenhagen Declaration: Absolute poverty is a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. It depends not only on income but also on access to social services.[3] The term 'absolute poverty' is sometimes synonymously referred to as 'extreme poverty.'[4]
- United Nations: Fundamentally, poverty is a denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity. It means lack of basic capacity to participate effectively in society. It means not having enough to feed and clothe a family, not having a school or clinic to go to, not having the land on which to grow one’s food or a job to earn one’s living, not having access to credit. It means insecurity, powerlessness and exclusion of individuals, households and communities. It means susceptibility to violence, and it often implies living in marginal or fragile environments, without access to clean water or sanitation.[1]
- ↑ "Indicators of Poverty & Hunger". United Nations. http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/documents/ydiDavidGordon_poverty.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ↑ "Poverty and Inequality Analysis". worldbank.org. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/0,,contentMDK:22569747~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:336992,00.html. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ↑ World Summit for Social Development 1995 (see Annex II, Section 19)
- ↑ Mozambique: ACTION PLAN FOR THE REDUCTION OF ABSOLUTE POVERTY, 2001-2005, The World Bank
2010
1990
- (Tickamyer & Duncan, 1990) ⇒ Ann R Tickamyer, and Cynthia M Duncan. (1990). “Poverty and Opportunity Structure in Rural America.” In: Annual Review of Sociology.
- QUOTE: Rural areas have a disproportionate share of the US poverty population. Like poor urban communities, the persistence and severity of poverty in rural America can be linked to a limited opportunity structure which is the outcome of both past social and economic development policies and current economic transformation. … Relevant sources of information on rural poverty include classic community and regional analyses, studies of rural-urban migration, regional development and underdevelopment, economic restructuring, and labor market analysis.