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  2. American lower class - Wikipedia

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    The contemporary division used by Gilbert divides the lower class into the working poor and underclass. Service and low-rung manual laborers are commonly identified as being among the working poor. Service and low-rung manual laborers are commonly identified as being among the working poor.

  3. 2019 service delivery protests - Wikipedia

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    The 2019 service delivery protests refers to a series of protests and civil disturbances taking place across urban areas of South Africa related to poor service delivery that started in Alexandra on 3 April 2019. [4][5] After starting in Alexandra on 3 April the protestors marched to the wealthy nearby neighbourhood of Sandton five days later ...

  4. Poverty - Wikipedia

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    Poverty. Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living. Poverty can have diverse environmental, legal, social, economic, and political causes and effects. [1]

  5. Poverty in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, poverty has both social and political implications. In 2020, there were 37.2 million people in poverty. [1] Some of the many causes include income, inequality, [needs update][2] inflation, unemployment, debt traps and poor education. [needs update][3] The majority of adults living in poverty are employed and have at least ...

  6. English Poor Laws - Wikipedia

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    The Poor Laws in the aftermath of the Black Death (pictured), when labour was in short supply, were concerned with making the able-bodied work. [9] (also see: Sturdy beggar) The earliest medieval Poor Law was the Ordinance of Labourers of King Edward III, issued in 1349 and revised in 1350. [10]

  7. United States Postal Service - Wikipedia

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    The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas and associated states.

  8. Poverty reduction - Wikipedia

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    Graph (based on data from the World Bank) showing the proportion of the world's population (blue) and the absolute numbers of people (red) living on <1, <1.25, and <2 US dollars a day (2005 equivalent values) between 1981 and 2008. Poverty reduction, poverty relief, or poverty alleviation is a set of measures, both economic and humanitarian ...

  9. Service quality - Wikipedia

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    Service quality. Service quality (SQ), in its contemporary conceptualisation, is a comparison of perceived expectations (E) of a service with perceived performance (P), giving rise to the equation SQ = P − E. [1] This conceptualistion of service quality has its origins in the expectancy-disconfirmation paradigm. [2]