The quality of food is also decreasing — rice used to be the main source of food for Filipinos, but now it has largely been replaced with instant noodles, which is cheaper but less nutritious. As a result, malnutrition has become a lot more common. Statistics show that around 3. This is With conditions so troublesome, people often resort to crime and thievery to survive.
Research found that one of the overwhelming reasons to steal is due to difficulties caused by poverty. Without proper employment, people turn to stealing, especially since family sizes are rather large, and there are a lot of people to provide for.
There are too many people and not enough resources. And with such conditions, people become desperate and practice drastic measures to provide for themselves and their families. Even with later statistics found in , Conditions do not seem to be improving, but there is always the hope for new development. As a result, it is important to understand the effects of poverty in the Philippines because it is a country in need of assistance.
Photo: Flickr. Spatial pattern and determinants of village level poverty in Marinduque Island, Philippines. This study explored the spatial pattern and potential determinants of village level poverty in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. Using published topographic, climatic, and socio-economic … Expand. Innovation of Vocational Technology Education. Worldwide efforts—such as Sustainable Development Goals and its predecessor Millennium Development Goals—historically offers country policy makers, industry leaders, and proactive citizens an … Expand.
Political and economic accountability in a delegative democracy. Recently, economic accountability theory as a means by which to hold political leaders accountable in the industrialized world has been generalized in transitional democracies.
The theory advances … Expand. This paper is motivated by the observation that the type and the combination of assets are associated with the likelihood of poor households' experience of shock. Focusing on the case of adivasi … Expand. The human development index: some technical issues and alternative indices. This paper examines the components and structure of the UNDP's Human Development Index and briefly reviews the criticisms of this index in the literature.
It suggests some improvements on the … Expand. Highly Influential. View 5 excerpts, references background. Economic Development and Cultural Change. UNICEF has written that widespread malnutrition in Vietnam stems not from the insufficient production of food but from problems of availability distribution and demand. The authors estimated two … Expand. View 5 excerpts, references results and methods.
Growth, income distribution, and democracy: What the data say. This paper investigates the relationship between income distribution, democratic institutions, and growth. It does so by addressing three main issues: the properties and reliability of the income … Expand. View 6 excerpts, references background and results. Ranking poverty levels in India: some theoretical considerations. The Indian Economic Journal,. Water and sanitation: health and nutrition benefits to children.
The relationship between child anthropometry and mortality in developing countries: implications for policy, programs and future research. The Journal of nutrition.
View 5 excerpts, references background, results and methods. An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution. An interdisciplinary book by one of the most respected scholars in what is broadly development economics but encompasses the most recent insights from philosophical research and empirical work on … Expand. View 8 excerpts, references background. View 4 excerpts, references background.
0コメント