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permanent poverty  

Definition

  • PERMANENT POVERTY IS AS the term implies: a condition of permanent material deprivation. Because it persists over time it is different from the temporary condition of poverty caused by flood or famine. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Permanent Poverty]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QW01NC37-R

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