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  2. Resource curse - Wikipedia

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    The resource curse, also known as the paradox of plenty or the poverty paradox, is the hypothesis that countries with an abundance of natural resources (such as fossil fuels and certain minerals) have lower economic growth, lower rates of democracy, or poorer development outcomes than countries with fewer natural resources. [1]

  3. Forum of Small States - Wikipedia

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    The countries designated as small states include some of the most and least developed nations, resource-rich and resource-scarce countries, and both island and landlocked states. The diversity of small states is significant, in terms of their circumstances, interests, policy priorities, and resources.

  4. List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty

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    The third table lists countries by the percentage of the working population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), and up to $3.65 a day (the moderate poverty line). The data is from the most recent year available from ILOSTAT, the International Labour Organization database. [13]

  5. Water issues in developing countries - Wikipedia

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    Although this number has increased since then, India's population count has made it the second-most populated country in the world, following close behind the first most populated country, China. [56] The country is classified as "water stressed" with a water availability of 1,000–1,700 m 3 /person/year.

  6. Human overpopulation - Wikipedia

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    Water scarcity, which threatens agricultural productivity, represents a global issue that some have linked to population growth. [176] [177] [178] Colin Butler wrote in The Lancet in 1994 that overpopulation also has economic consequences for certain countries due to resource use. [179]

  7. Poverty in China - Wikipedia

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    Share of population in extreme poverty over time. In China, poverty mainly refers to rural poverty.Decades of economic development has reduced urban extreme poverty. [1] [2] [3] According to the World Bank, more than 850 million Chinese people have been lifted out of extreme poverty; China's poverty rate fell from 88 percent in 1981 to 0.7 percent in 2015, as measured by the percentage of ...

  8. Trump’s Deportations Will Hit American Workers, Too - AOL

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    Between 1929 and 1934, the United States government deported—some by force and others by persuasion—at least 400,000 Mexicans (many of whom were U.S.-born!) to boost native-born employment ...

  9. Water scarcity - Wikipedia

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    By 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world population could be under stress conditions. [42] By 2050, more than half of the world's population will live in water-stressed areas, and another billion may lack sufficient water, MIT researchers find.