absolute poverty | defined according to an absolute minimum standard, often called "poverty line" |
relative poverty | means that you are poor in relation to those around you |
income poverty | means that you are poor if you have less money that the defined poverty line for your country |
human poverty | takes into account factors such as life expectancy, onfant malnutrition, illiteracy... |
malnutrition | ill health caused by inadequate foor |
illiteracy | inability to read or write |
sanitation | systems for taking dirty water and waste from homes to ensure good hygiene |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in 1year, excluding from abroad |
Gross National Product (GNP) | GDP plus money earned from abroad by companies cased in this countries |
poverty allevation | reducing the level of poverty |
debt servicing | paying back money owned on loans |
penury | the state of being extremely poor |
to live on (below) the breadline | to have the level of income of an extremely poor person |
impoverished | poor, without much money to live on (zubożały) |
destitute | without money, food, home or possessions (w nędzy) |
deprived | not having the thingh necessary for a pleasent life - food, home, money |
to live from hand to mouth | to have just enough money to live without suffering |
money is tight | there is not much money |
combined wealth | łączne bogactwo |
overseas aid | pomoc zagraniczna |
life expectancy | średnia długość życia |
poverty line | a level of personal income defining the state of poverty |
infant malnutrition | nidożywienie noworodków |
trade deal | umowa handlowa |