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PRONUNCIATION OF POVERTY TRAP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POVERTY TRAP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poverty trap is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POVERTY TRAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Poverty trap

A poverty trap is "any self-reinforcing mechanism which causes poverty to persist." If it persists from generation to generation, the trap begins to reinforce itself if steps are not taken to break the cycle. See also Welfare trap.

Definition of poverty trap in the English dictionary

The definition of poverty trap in the dictionary is the situation of being unable to escape poverty because of being dependent on state benefits, which are reduced by the same amount as any extra income gained.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POVERTY TRAP

poutassou
pouter
poutful
poutine
pouting
poutingly
pouty
poverty
poverty level
poverty line
poverty-stricken
pow
POW camp
powan
powder
powder blue
powder blush
powder blusher
powder burn
powder compact

WORDS THAT END LIKE POVERTY TRAP

booby trap
bootstrap
death trap
fall trap
light trap
live trap
lobster trap
radar trap
rat trap
sand trap
shoulder strap
speed trap
steam trap
stench trap
stink trap
strap
T-strap
tank trap
tourist trap
trap

Synonyms and antonyms of poverty trap in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «poverty trap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POVERTY TRAP

Find out the translation of poverty trap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poverty trap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poverty trap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贫困陷阱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trampa de la pobreza
570 millions of speakers

English

poverty trap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गरीबी के जाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصيدة الفقر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ловушка бедности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

armadilha da pobreza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দারিদ্র্য ফাঁদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piège de la pauvreté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perangkap kemiskinan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Armutsfalle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貧困のわな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빈곤 의 함정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jeblugan mlarat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bẫy nghèo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வறுமைப் பொறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरिबीचे जाळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yoksulluk tuzağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trappola della povertà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pułapki ubóstwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пастка бідності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capcană a sărăciei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παγίδα της φτώχειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

armoedestrik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fattigdomsfälla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fattigdomsfelle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poverty trap

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POVERTY TRAP»

The term «poverty trap» is normally little used and occupies the 116.221 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POVERTY TRAP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poverty trap

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POVERTY TRAP»

Discover the use of poverty trap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poverty trap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Financial Exclusion and the Poverty Trap: Overcoming ...
This book will be vital reading for those concerned with social policy, microfinance and anti-poverty policies in industrialised countries and around the world.
Paul Mosley, Pamela Lenton, 2012
2
Poverty, AIDS and Hunger: Breaking the Poverty Trap in Malawi
The numbers of Africans living in absolute poverty continues to increase. Through bolder and more innovative approaches, the poor can be helped, at very reasonable cost, to break out of poverty.
Anne C. Conroy, 2006
3
Technology Trap and Poverty Trap in Sub-saharan Africa
It shows that the widening income and welfare gap between Sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of world is largely accounted for by the technology trap responsible for the poverty trap.
Hippolyte Fofack, 2008
4
Poverty Traps
In this thought-provoking book leading researchers in the field highlight some of the most significant mechanisms for the emergence of poverty traps. An outstanding contribution.
Samuel Bowles, Steven N. Durlauf, Karla Hoff, 2006
5
The kin system as a poverty trap?
Throughout history, poor rural households facing endemic risks and lacking insurance and credit markets have come together in social, ethnic, and occupational groups to provide economic assistance to each other. In many instances, group ...
‎2005
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Poverty Traps
No trap The parasitic poverty trap does not always exist. In the case where the profit curves do not intersect, the point e1 remains as the only stable equilibrium, as illustrated in figure 3.3. The possibility of removing the trap has important policy ...
Samuel Bowles, Steven N. Durlauf, Karla Hoff, 2011
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Economic Growth
1.4.2 Growth Models with Poverty Traps One theme in the literature of economic development concerns poverty traps?1 We can think of a poverty trap as a stable steady state with low levels of per capita output and capital stock. This outcome ...
Robert J. Barro, Xavier Sala-i-Martin, 2004
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Poverty Reduction and Growth: Virtuous and Vicious Circles
Unlike Graham and Temple's findings, their results do not lend much support to the existence of poverty traps based on these mechanisms. In particular, their technology-based model suggests that for a poverty trap to exist, the estimated ...
‎2006
9
The Value Chain of Foreign Aid: Development, Poverty ...
Illustration of a poverty trap Source: Barro and Sala-i-Martin (1995), p. 50 It can escape the poverty trap if the curve is above the depreciation line. Interestingly, it is sufficient that the saving rate is raised only temporarily.503 Barro and ...
Christian Schabbel, 2007
10
The Oxfam Poverty Report
In the world of the poor, these various structures of disadvantage interlock with one another to create an all-encompassing poverty trap. Where poor people are forced by their poverty to over-farm steep hillsides, they become the unwilling ...
Kevin Watkins, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POVERTY TRAP»

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Letter-Child-poverty-452
Hopefully, if enough committed MLA's are elected, it should be possible for Alberta's children to begin the climb out of the poverty trap with all its ... «Medicine Hat News, Jul 15»
2
Obama's Visit- a Death Kneel for Al-Pocalypse
... horizon of democracy, for bringing millions of families out of the poverty trap, for remaining an oasis of peace and stability in a troubled region ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Reducing poverty through employment
The poverty trap happens when people on government assistance don't have an incentive to work or earn more money. For single parents ... «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»
4
Fox Cites Misleading Anecdotes About Workers On Welfare To …
In all three segments, Springer's evidence for this alleged poverty trap was an interview with Seattle-based radio host Jason Rantz, not with ... «Media Matters for America, Jul 15»
5
Helping hand for caravan couple
The caravan family: Alaina Short, pictured with husband Dave and their daughter Alyisha, is studying to get out of the poverty trap. Photo: Bruce ... «SunLive, Jul 15»
6
'Kirchnerismo' politics set to outlast Argentina's outgoing president
The country remains mired in a “structural poverty trap,” according to a former high-ranking Argentinian economic official. “The government has ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
POVERTY SCANDAL: Clergy say more and more people turning up …
... austerity for the surge in people needing help while Conservative MPs said the economic recovery would help them out of the poverty trap. «This Is Lancashire, Jul 15»
8
Congressman Jason Smith Capitol Report: Reducing Poverty …
The poverty trap happens when people on government assistance don't have an incentive to work or earn more money. For single parents ... «The Rolla Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Heifer International to Lift Millions Out of Poverty
"I am sure that Heifer International has contributed much to help farmers in Rwanda beat the poverty trap, especially in Kayonza, Nyagatare ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
New UWI vice-chancellor to deliver Emancipation Lecture
These uncompensated forms of historical oppression have set the stage for a present-day poverty trap and lasting psychological injury in ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»

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