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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Bahamas 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 Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather expected in 2024 *** According
to the Climate Change Knowledge Portal, the Bahamas is expected to experience
more frequent and intense extreme precipitation events due to climate change. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook - Bahamas U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html
[accessed 9 November
2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bahamas-the/ [accessed 5 January 2021] The
Bahamas has the second highest per capita GDP in the English-speaking
Caribbean with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and financial
services. Tourism accounts for approximately 50% of GDP and directly or
indirectly employs half of the archipelago's labor force. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $32,400 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
3% industry:
11% services:
49% tourism: 37% (2011 est.) Unemployment
rate: 10.1% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 9.3% (2010
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 70 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 10.6 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 73.3 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 98.9% of
population Physicians
density: 2.01 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 98.2% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Bahamas borgenproject.org/category/bahamas/ [accessed 20 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. ~
How Hurricanes Amplify Poverty In The Bahamas borgenproject.org/hurricans-amplify-poverty-in-the-bahamas/ ~
5 Facts About Hunger In The Bahamas borgenproject.org/5-facts-about-hunger-in-the-bahamas/ ~
10 Facts About Sanitation In The Bahamas borgenproject.org/sanitation-in-the-bahamas/ ~
9 Facts About Health Care In The Bahamas borgenproject.org/health-care-in-the-bahamas/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In The Bahamas borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-the-bahamas/ ~
Education In The Bahamas borgenproject.org/education-in-the-bahamas/ Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/The-Bahamas-ECONOMY.html [accessed 14 December 2020] After a
decade of slow growth, the economy began to pick up in the mid-1990s due to
increased private investment in tourism, shipping, construction and the
expansion of financial services. Renewed economic buoyancy followed
privatization of major hotels in 1994 and completion of major renovations by
the new owners since, as well as increased marketing and an improved foreign
investment regime. Steady
economic growth has brought a steady decline in unemployment: from 11.5% in
1996 to an estimated 6.9% in 2001. Inflation has remained low, averaging
1.27% 1996 to 2001. All
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