https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.1999.14
Pope John Paul II described poverty as a "scandal" in his message for Lent 1998. This statement became a reason to present in this post a panorama of To represent Ainu't in today's world. Generally speaking, all countries in the world can be divided into two groups. In a Group are the countries where poor form a minority, It is primarily the countries Europe and North America, but also some countries in Asia. In the second group are the countries where the poor form a majority. They are countries of the so-called Third World. When talking about poverty, however, one must distinguish between absolute and relative poverty differentiate. Absolute poverty means that someone has no way of meeting their basic needs to satisfy. Relative poverty, on the other hand, means that someone is very poor compared to others lives on a low level, although all basic needs are met. In so-called "rich" countries has overcome absolute poverty. But it still prevails in many countries World. The author notes that overcoming absolute poverty remains a priority should be considered.
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