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While poverty is a very general term, it includes factors such as little to no income, limited access to food and water, lack of resources and litmited access to medicine and healthcare. Poverty levels have risen to over 70% in parts of the Andean and Amazon regions, where many natives live. The people here do not live like the rest of the modern world, as they have no technology, no modern clothing, and usually live in houses made of natural resources. In addition to the outrageous poverty rate, “UNICEF calculated that 78% of children whose first language was Quechua or Aymara lived in poverty, compared to 40% of those whose mother tongue was Spanish” (Peru Support Group, 1). This is a huge percentage gap, and highlights the fact that the Spanish-speaking populations are deemed to be more elite. Even though poverty is a general problem in Peru, the percentage of natives in severe poverty further proves their marginalization. In areas with the majority of people living in poverty, there is high infant mortality and malnutrition rates, due to lack of food, hospitals and clean water. In case the picture isn’t clear, “63% of individual households live on less than a dollar a day, as compared to 43% of non-indigenous households.” ( Scarritt, 2012, 7). Despite Peru’s efforts to boost the shaky economy, “The growth in poverty rates under neoliberal policies, despite a

Bolivia is a very cultural place with a unique background. Bolivia has very few jobs in agriculture but many jobs in other departments. Bolivian families can include several children before marriage and can range even further after. Health care is very rare and not easily accessible. Many crops are common here, however, they have very uncommon ways of preparing their product. Many devastating agricultural issues plague Bolivia. Families in Bolivia who farm are usually poor for many reasons. Malnutrition is a large issue in Bolivians daily lives. Bolivia's water supply it tainted and cause millions of deaths per year. Education for rural children is very low as well as insufficient.

The capital of Bolivia is La Paz. Bolivia is the most impecunious country in South America, which is depressing, but things have gotten better over the past 20 years. La Paz is the highest capital in the world, sitting about 12,000 feet above sea level. La Paz translates to “the peace,” which is abbreviated for “the Peace of Ayacucho.” They had an unscrupulous government, taking money from our people, affecting its economy in a terrible way. Bolivia has the second biggest area of natural gas in South America and also has El Mutun, which is the world’s biggest amount of magnesium and iron, but it is difficult for people to utilize our crops to acquire richness because of its terrible environment and horrible government. The Peace of Ayacucho

Bolivia's current leader is Evo Morales. He has been president of Bolivia since 2006. Bolivia’s life expectancy is 69 for males and 73 for females. As of 2016 Bolivia’s population is about 10.89 million. The main trade products of Bolivia are petroleum, zinc ore, gold, precious metal ore, and soy bean meal.

Being one of the top ten smallest countries in South America, Bolivia has many different things you may not know about including their, climates, vegetation and tourist attractions. Although Bolivia is underestimated about what it has, it has one of the best GDP’s and is one of the most visited countries in the region.

Though Bolivia is rich in resources, it is one of the poorest countries and least developed countries in South America with 50 percent of its population below the poverty line. Bolivia’s economy is based on agriculture, foresting, fishing, mining, and manufacturing goods. Bolivia has become dependent on its non-fuel materials to strengthen its economy. Bolivia’s economic freedom score is 46.8 making it the 163rd freest in the 2013 index. Bolivia is ranked 26th out of 29 countries in the South and Central American regions and its overall score is far below the world and regional averages.

Not unlike many of the Southern American countries which were colonized by Spanish conquistadors, Bolivia was imperialized by spaniards in the 16th century through the defeat of the Incan Empire. The native population of Bolivia was thrust immediately into poverty and slavery, though they avoided the major devastation of European disease which ravaged through other native settlements which had been imperialized. Spaniards put slaves to work mining and “By the end of the 17th century, the mineral wealth had begun to dry up.” (Infoplease) Bolivia gained its independence in 1825 and suffered from much turmoil within and without its borders. It lost much land to outside forces, and political instability, as is common among recently independent countries, contributed to a loss of diminishing wealth. The country currently sits on the second largest natural gas deposit in the world, and also contains much oil, but due to lack of capitalism in the country, it has yet to draw upon this large advantage. Currently, “the country ranks 108th out of 187 countries on the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index” (IFAD) About 60% of Bolivians are impoverished, and most of this poverty is among the indigenous population. The country suffers such poverty due to: Lack of capitalism, lack of rural roads or forms of easy transportation, limited access to institutions such as schools and hospitals. There are several solutions to the problems present in

$1.25 a day is actually normal for kids in Bolivia, therefore it really helps the family grow and thrive. Groceries can cost up to $10 per trip, so the $1.25 a day can really help.

Since the end of the Napoleonic wars and the establishment of Bolivia’s independence from Spanish rule in 1825, Bolivia has endured a violent and unstable past with close to 200 overthrows of the government and several rewrites of the constitution. Thought out history, the people of Bolivia faced many complex

Bolivia was not what I expected. I witnessed a divide between economic classes I had never seen before. If you had the most lavish house on the block, nobody would know. There were no flashy cars in the driveway, no landscaping, or the paved streets I was used to with lamp posts on every corner. When people saw me they simply stared, their eyes hinted skepticism telling me “Why are you here?” I began to question myself, the obvious being to volunteer at the orphanage I’ve been raising money all year for but I knew there was a more important purpose for this trip; to learn what it means to be resourceful and discover what I truly need in life.

As a Bolivian, I know the sad reality of the country respect of corruption and drug trafficking, how people appreciate more the money they can make than human lives or how they show the lack of values they have; the worst thing is that this reality is something that everyone knows but they do not try to solve it. The list of things that have happened or still happening is very long, but the solution is not that hard, all summarize un corruption and to reduce corruption and the amount of repeat offenders prisoners in Bolivian prisons, it is necessary to create a rehabilitation program for prisoners and remove the police officers from the administration of jail and set again the civil

Even with Bolivia’s impressive GDP growth rate, they are still considered to be a lower middle income nation based on GNI per capita. As of 2016 they have a GNI per capita of $3,070. That ranks them at 146th in the world. The US ranks 14th with a GNI per capita of $56,810. When looking at HDI, which is measures life expectancy, education, and income per capita, Bolivia is at an index of 0.674 as of 2015. This ranks them 118th in the world. The United States is at an index of 0.920 ranking them 10th in the world. The last thing I compared between Bolivia and the United States was their GINI coefficients. This measures the distribution of wealth throughout the population. On the scale 0 represents everyone being equal and 1 represents a single

It is also intended to advance the Latino American countries’ economies while feeding into ours at the same time. This economic improvement is expected to revive these poor countries and lift them out of their serious struggles, including disease and lack of education, which will most definitely reduce their physical and political vulnerability.

The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze a socio-economic issue that is affecting the Latin America Countries. Throughout the years Latin America Countries have been known to be poor and underdeveloped which stems from a low level of education. A recent report by Fernando Reimers (2017) stated that “more Latin Americans are living in poverty now than what was previously reported despite the economic growth.” Latin America remains at the bottom of the rank although education and human capital are often identified as important element of growth. The subject of poverty is directly linked to the poor that are still illiterate or hardly literate. Therefore, the negative and positive impact of low education and poverty on the Latin American Society as well as comparing and contrasting the issue to the Jamaica society will be discussed. Further, recommendations as to how to address these issues will be perused.

For many years, poverty in Brazil has been an issue; it is a key program according to the Brazilian government as of late. The government are finding different ways to address the so-called problem. For instance, there has been poverty alleviation programs and policies that could fix the problem; poverty would continue to decrease in size due to these programs and policies. Alleviation policies and programs tend to gear towards poverty reduction. It brings on more impact when it comes to the government. Poverty alleviation can lead to more tax and asset accumulation. For example, it could supplement tax coverage and increase overall security coverage. It also tends to bring more access to health and education. Alleviation could redistribute certain income through programs. The existence of poverty has trickled down in the past fifteen years. The rate of poverty affected the urban areas as well as in the rural areas of Brazil at roughly fifty percent. (World Bank Studies 2013). This means that poverty problem is being addressed very thoroughly. Poverty reduction remains a challenge, especially in the rural areas. The analysis of poverty is greatly constrained because of inadequacy of the given population data as opposed to urban areas. While alleviation policies and programs emphasizes poverty reduction in Brazil, they can lead to governmental impact, tax and