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Poverty

Understand the concepts of absolute poverty and relative poverty, including how they differ from each other.

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CambridgeIGCSEEconomicsEconomic development

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  • Understand the concepts of absolute poverty and relative poverty, including how they differ from each other.
  • Identify the various factors that contribute to poverty, such as unemployment, low income, health issues, and age-related challenges.
  • Examine different strategies aimed at reducing poverty and redistributing wealth, including those that encourage economic growth, enhance education, provide better state benefits, implement progressive taxation, and establish a national minimum wage.

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