In a country on the doorstep of western Europe and popular for sunshine holidays, an unusually bitter winter has hit isolated mountain villages, causing hardship not usually associated with Morocco.
Environment
Dec 26, 2012
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The majority of the United States' poor aren't sitting on street corners. They're employed at low-paying jobs, struggling to support themselves and a family.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2015
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New research published today by NatCen Social Research and City University London uncovers the family-related factors driving changes in income that shifts a family below the poverty line.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2015
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While it makes sense that families living below the poverty line have a difficult time covering their energy bills, new University of Wisconsin Oshkosh research shows the reverse to be true as well—high energy bills can ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2019
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Labour exploitation including forced labour is endemic at the base of global tea and cocoa supply chains, according to a pioneering international study published by researchers at the University of Sheffield today (31 May ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2018
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With over one billion people in the world living on less than $1.25 per day, the World Bank aims to end 'extreme poverty' by 2030. But new research suggests that global poverty figures could be underestimated by up to a third, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2014
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Poverty is often perceived as an ongoing problem for only a very small number of people, and for most households it is a temporary phase that does not last long.
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2018
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor is helping redefine the country's definition of being poor with research that shows the dramatic difference between achieving "basic economic security" ...
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2011
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Today, 1.2 billion people live in poverty. To lift them out of it, an average of about six tons of raw materials are needed per person and year—in particular minerals, fossil fuels, biomass and metal ores. This is the result ...
Environment
Sep 27, 2023
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Researchers at The University of Queensland have found children in disadvantaged communities often go hungry when they attend early education and childcare centers.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2022
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