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Will There Be Any Hope for the Poor?
Yes, if more of the world can embrace democracy. After all, though there areplenty of poor people in democracies — India being the prime example— widespread famines in the past hundred years have only occurred inauthoritarian societies. And, anyway, poverty isnŐt just an absence ofmaterialgoods.

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    The total external debt of all developing countries has risen to such a level that its management has become increasingly onerous and complex.Approximately how high is that debt?

    a) (U.S.) $5.2 trillion
    b) (U.S.) $1.6 trillion
    c) (U.S.) $750 billion
    d) (U.S.) $5.5 billion

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    web resources
    United Nations Development Programme: Sustainable Livelihoods
    This site introduces the "sustainable livelihoods" approach in some detailand attempts to redefine development in terms of exploring what poorpeople already have. research on poor today

    Netaid.org
    An organization that harnesses the power of the Internet to help end extremepoverty. Learn more about poverty and what you can do to help.

    America's Second Harvest
    The nation's largest domestic hunger relieforganization; in 1999 it distributed 1 billion pounds of food to needyAmericans

    ACCION International
    ACCION International provides small loans and training to poor peoplewho start their own businesses so they can work their way out ofpoverty with dignity


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