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It is better being poor in a rich country than in a poor one
Poverty is a highly relative concept. As we saw in the preceding section, for example,
40 per cent of all Swedish households would rank among low-income households in the
USA, and an even greater number in the poorer European countries would be classed as
low income earnings by the American definition.
What does it mean to be poor in the USA? Major living standard surveys carried out in
the USA at regular intervals show the poor to have a surprisingly high standard of living;
see Table 3:2. A large proportion own their homes and have one or more cars. Domestic
appliances of different kinds are also relatively common, as are one or more TV sets complete
with video or DVD. Material prosperity, in other words, is high and not associated
with the material standard of living which many people in Europe probably associate with
poverty. Good economic development, in other words, results in even poor people being
relatively well off. Quite simply, it is better to be poor in a rich country than in a poor one.
http://www.timbro.se/bokhandel/pdf/9175665646.pdf
Studie die vergelijking maakt tss EU en VS
Poverty is a highly relative concept. As we saw in the preceding section, for example,
40 per cent of all Swedish households would rank among low-income households in the
USA, and an even greater number in the poorer European countries would be classed as
low income earnings by the American definition.
What does it mean to be poor in the USA? Major living standard surveys carried out in
the USA at regular intervals show the poor to have a surprisingly high standard of living;
see Table 3:2. A large proportion own their homes and have one or more cars. Domestic
appliances of different kinds are also relatively common, as are one or more TV sets complete
with video or DVD. Material prosperity, in other words, is high and not associated
with the material standard of living which many people in Europe probably associate with
poverty. Good economic development, in other words, results in even poor people being
relatively well off. Quite simply, it is better to be poor in a rich country than in a poor one.
http://www.timbro.se/bokhandel/pdf/9175665646.pdf
Studie die vergelijking maakt tss EU en VS
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