we focused on three areas worldwide:
- Hawaii, United States
- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Marseille, France
HAWAII
>Supplemental poverty rate 2011-2013: 18.4% (5th highest)
>Official poverty rate: 12.4% (18th lowest)
>State price level: the highest
>Pct. without health insurance: 6.7% (2nd lowest)
>23% increase in its unsheltered homeless population between 2014 and 2015
The differences between the supplemental and official poverty rates are explained through the state's exceedingly costly living. "Hawaii's average cost of rent in 2012 was 60% more expensive that the average nationwide and the highest of any state." This remote state also has some external factor including it's geographical location that put constraints on the people. Now, how can a state's location take affect on the people? Well, because the electricity is mainly supplied through petroleum power plants that have to be imported from out of state, the utility costs are driven up up up. In fact, Hawaii has one of the highest utility bill's in the nation.
Hawaii Governor Declares Homelessness 'State of Emergency'
CATHY BUSSEWITZ-The Huffington Post
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"There were 7,260 homeless people in Hawaii at the latest count, meaning Hawaii has the highest rate of homelessness per-capita of any state in the nation." Scott Morishige is the state homelessness coordinator and estimates that there are $1.3 million to invest in the expansion and improvement of services to homeless residents, including a new large emergency shelter. The in progress program is called, Housing First, allowing people to seek out their help and aid without having to sober up or treat their mental illnesses first. In addition, they want to be able to help people pay rent and deposits they may owe.Their sole focus is getting the residents the necessary things to thrive and start fresh. Everyone deserves a second chance and that's what this program is trying to offer and set up for their locals. "By coordinating with service providers, more than half of the estimated 300 residents of the encampment, including 25 families, were moved into shelters and permanent housing" the governor said.
RIO DE JANEIRO
>22.03% of the 6,323,037 residents
>9.76 million people
>According to the new report, there are 1,393,314 people in 763 favelas in Rio, ahead of Sao Paulo, whose population in favelas is listed as 1,280,400
>Growth of favela population of 27.65 percent in ten years.
>See more at: http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-politics/rios-favela-population-largest-in-brazil/#
"Brazil is now the 6th largest economy in the world, having just overtaken the UK in terms of GDP. Minimum wage is now a legislated R$545 per month to be paid thirteen times a year which is set to rise to R$800 by 2015. The Brazilian middle class has swelled by 29 million souls. Twenty million have been elevated above the poverty line. Yet the favela population in Rio increased by 27.5% in the last ten years. So, my question is: who is lying? I cannot believe that all is well in Brazil when so many people live in sub-standard housing. Surely the urban poor are the barometer for the economic wellness of the nation as a whole. In a country that has one of the highest Gini-coefficients in the world, standing at 54 as determined by The World Bank in 2009, these amazing statistics and feats must be tempered with a massive dose of sobering realities. Brazil honestly does not have the right to brag when 22% of the population in a city such as Rio live in slums."
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27635554
I suggest visiting this extra to read more on the favelas. It was one of my favorite articles on the subject and gives you a sympathetic feeling as you are able to meet some of the faces of poverty.The article follows the stories of six residents of the Rio Favelas and what their life is like on a daily basis. It includes personal quotes, truly moving, that because I don't know them, act as a personality type to me. From what I can see the people there are very friendly and help each other out. They try to stick together and be supportive.
MARSEILLE
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"There is a suicidal instinct, a desperation in some of these boys. It starts with failure and rejection at school and the lack of jobs. They see no future. They live for the present, in a world of easy money and, now, violence."
There is also an article from The Muslim Issue that
illustrates the rise in violence, riots, and rape in the streets of Marseille.
They say it is due to the increasing numbers of Muslim immigrants into the
city, however, it also seems to be somewhat biased: "it has been
massively colonised by Muslims, and they are now reproducing there the
conditions found in their home countries." Also, "As they grow in
population, they come to believe they can impose the will of Islam on the French
people, and when they don’t get their way, they often resort to violence."
https://themuslimissue.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/marseilles-is-now-30-40-muslim-excessive-violence-riots-and-rapes-are-turning-it-into-the-most-violent-city-in-europe/
**We talk more about the causes and effects of
topics including outsourcing and displacement in our post
about Poverty Governance**
WorksCited:
http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scalefit_630_noupscale/5621b53d1200002e007e5589.jpeg?cache=KrKgtBgAkk -hawaii slums image
http://referentiel.nouvelobs.com/wsfile/8781377162641.jpg -france slums image
http://pr2012.aaschool.ac.uk/submission/uploaded_files/DIP-17/hwui%20zhi.cheng-paraisopolis3.jpg -rio slums image
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hawaii-governor-declares-homelessness-state-of-emergency_5621b2a7e4b02f6a900c8eb8
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/11/01/24-7-wall-st-poverty-states/18104313/
http://povertydata.worldbank.org/poverty/home
https://www.census.gov/hhes/povmeas/data/supplemental/public-use.html
Barry Varkel- commentary on the article