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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Antigua & Barbuda in the early years of the 21st Century. Some
of these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human
Trafficking, Street
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Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
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for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** According
to the Climate Change Knowledge Portal, Antigua and Barbuda have experienced
extreme precipitation events in the past and are expected to experience more
in the future due to climate change. In October 2023, Tropical Storm Philippe
caused heavy rains in the Leeward Islands, including Barbuda and Antigua. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Antigua & Barbuda U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ac.html [accessed 9 November
2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/antigua-and-barbuda/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Like
other countries in the region, Antigua's economy was severely hit by effects of
the global economic recession in 2009. The country suffered from the collapse
of its largest private sector employer, a steep decline in tourism, a rise in
debt, and a sharp economic contraction between 2009 and 2011. Antigua has not
yet returned to its pre-crisis growth levels. Barbuda suffered significant
damages after hurricanes Irma and Maria passed through the Caribbean in 2017. Prospects
for economic growth in the medium term will continue to depend on tourist
arrivals from the US, Canada, and Europe and could be disrupted by potential
damage from natural disasters. The new government, elected in 2014 and led by
Prime Minister Gaston Browne, continues to face significant fiscal
challenges. The government places some hope in a new Citizenship by Investment
Program, to both reduce public debt levels and spur growth, and a resolution
of a WTO dispute with the US. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $26,400 (2017
est.) GDP – composition
by sector of origin Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
7% industry:
11% services: 82% (1983 est.) Unemployment
rate: 11% (2014
est.) Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: -- Infant
mortality rate: total: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 77.3 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 96.7% of
population Physicians
density: 2.96 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 91.7% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 97.4% (2016) The
Borgen Project – Antigua & Barbuda borgenproject.org/category/antigua-and-barbuda/ [accessed 19 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Healthcare In Antigua And Barbuda borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-antigua-and-barbuda/ ~
Life Expectancy In Antigua And Barbuda borgenproject.org/life-expectancy-in-antigua-and-barbuda/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Antigua And Barbuda borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-antigua-and-barbuda/ ~
Causes Of Poverty In Antigua And Barbuda borgenproject.org/causes-of-poverty-in-antigua-and-barbuda/ ~
A Continued Water Shortage In Antigua & Barbuda borgenproject.org/water-shortage-in-antigua-barbuda/ ~
HIV/AIDS: One Of The Top Diseases In Antigua And Barbuda borgenproject.org/top-diseases-in-antigua-and-barbuda/ Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Antigua-and-Barbuda-ECONOMY.html [accessed 12 December 2020] Throughout
most of the island's history, sugar and cotton production were by far the
principal economic endeavors. Since the 1960s, however, tourism has been the
main industry, accounting directly and indirectly for some over half of GDP. All
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