Understanding Multidimensional Poverty in South Asia
Poverty.
You know it when you see it — but, can you define it?
A World Perspective
Dictionary.com defines poverty as “the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; the condition of being poor.” It defines “poor” as “having little or no money, goods, or other means of support.”
Poverty means not having enough money. Right?
According to the World Bank, if you’re living on $1.90 a day or less, you’re living in extremepoverty. More than 750 million people fall into this category. But you can make more than $1.90 a day and still be poor. The World Bank has drawn two other poverty lines.
- If you live in a lower-middle-income country, like Egypt, India, and the Philippines, and make less than $3.20 a day you are considered relatively poor.
- If you live in an upper-middle-income country, like Brazil, Jamaica, and South Africa, and make less than $5.50 a day you are considered relatively poor.
Pause for a moment to reflect that eliminating extreme poverty is one of the original United Nations’ Sustainable Goals for 2030. Not all poverty, but extreme poverty. We will still have a long way to go.
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