persistent poverty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpersistentandpoverty
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persistent
adjective
uk/pəˈsɪs.tənt/us/pɚˈsɪs.tənt/
lasting for a long time or difficult to get ...
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poverty
noun[U]
uk/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/us/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
the condition of being ...
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(Definition ofpersistentandpovertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, there is clearly a great deal relating to the processes of accumulation and of erosion of resources that is not fully captured in thepersistentpovertymeasure.
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However, for the purposes of the analysis in this paper, we seek to compare groups of respondents where reasonably similar proportions fall below the cross-sectional andpersistentpovertythresholds.
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Mass unemployment andpersistentpovertyare caused primarily by political factors.
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No amount of statistics can adequately portray the grinding,persistentpovertythat so many fellow human beings have to endure.
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We do not seek therefore to provide a comprehensive account of the full range of influences onpersistentpovertyand deprivation.
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For families inpersistentpoverty, some risks are clearly present throughout the child's life, although other risk factors may emerge over time.
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Overall thepersistentpovertymeasure constitutes a significant advance on cross-sectional income measures.
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Because of left- and right-handed censoring, the estimates ofpersistentpovertywill be biased.
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First, to what extent does the level of recurrent andpersistentpovertyvary across countries?
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Most of these people escaped poverty, though some more quickly than others, but almost 12 per cent did experiencepersistentpoverty.
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We therefore find a remarkable similarity in the relationship betweenpersistentpovertyand relative deprivation across countries.
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The range of odds ratios lies between 1.47 and 13.18 forpersistentpovertyand between 0.85 and 6.02 for the deprivation threshold.
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It was in the framework of rapid urban expansion andpersistentpoverty, henceforth dominated by unemployment and lack of housing, that youth crime took place.
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Both countries also display the highest rate ofpersistentpoverty.
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Of particular importance is the fact that relationships involvingpersistentpovertycome close to being uniform across countries.
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However, it is also clear that many of those who have left poverty return relatively quickly and a substantial minority experiencepersistentpoverty.
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This shows that the self-employed and those detached from the labour market are more likely to experiencepersistentpovertythan life-style deprivation.
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However, there is clearly a great deal relating to the process of accumulation and of erosion of resources, which is not fully captured in thepersistentpovertymeasure.
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Further, many of the children in the current study were maltreated, in addition to having experienced many psychosocial adversities such aspersistentpoverty, family unemployment, and single parenting.
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