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a)Female participation in the formal economy
b)Income from the informal economy
c)Real income
d)Literacy rates
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We often see articles in newspapers or magazines about the shocking extent of poverty in America or some other English-speaking nation. But how often do the articles examine the cause of the poverty? I cannot remember ever seeing such an article. Many persons of influence — celebrities, educators, and politicians — bemoan the extent of poverty. Many of them want to help. Some of them actually do help, but the help is almost always something involving providing money or physical items to temporarily relieve the symptoms — the pain and suffering brought on by poverty. It is almost never something…
Does anyone have a clue???
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