News tagged with poverty


New study shows racial disparities in Twin Cities mortgage lending (Video)

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new report, "Communities in Crisis," issued by the University of Minnesota Institute on Race and Poverty shows that the Twin Cities has some of the nation's worst racial disparities in mortgage lending. In the Twin Cities, ...


Growing years cut short for toddlers from poor families

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Continuous poverty during toddler years can curb the height of children by the time they reach kindergarten, even in industrialized countries, according to new research from the Université de Montréal. Regardless ...


Study reveals marriage dowry as major cause of poverty in Bangladesh

Study reveals marriage dowry as major cause of poverty in Bangladesh

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created Oct 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

More than 35 million people in Bangladesh, around a quarter of its population, face acute poverty and hunger. Dowry payments of more than 200 times the daily wage and costly medical expenses are major causes ...


Improved poverty analysis

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created Oct 28, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In areas of extreme poverty it is often difficult to determine the standard of living. During her doctoral research in Uganda, Nicky Pouw developed a method to analyze relatively simple material and immaterial possessions ...


Wild dogs reveal nature's 'poverty trap'

Wild dogs reveal nature's 'poverty trap'

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created Sep 16, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hunting in a fast-moving pack is a high-risk strategy, according to research by Oxford University and Université Paris-Sud scientists.


'Chilling' hardship rates among families raising disabled children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Families with disabled children are struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and to pay for needed health and dental care. But according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...


Job growth not the only factor in reducing poverty in large metro areas

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created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A new study suggests that it may be easier for people living in small metropolitan areas to get out of poverty than it is for those living in large metro areas. The study by researchers at Ohio State University and Oklahoma ...



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