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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in France 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 *** According
to a news article by CBC News World, France has been experiencing violent
storms with hail, rain, and heavy winds. The storms have caused flooding in
Paris subway stations and snarled traffic in the French capital. Winds of
more than 100 km/h were recorded at the top of the Eiffel Tower during a
flash flood on Tuesday, and similar winds were forecast Wednesday in the
southeast. In addition, France has been experiencing a season of extreme
weather that scientists link to human-made climate change. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - France U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html [accessed 29
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/france/ [accessed 5 January 2021] France's
real GDP grew by 1.9% in 2017, up from 1.2% the year before. The unemployment
rate (including overseas territories) increased from 7.8% in 2008 to 10.2% in
2015, before falling to 9.0% in 2017. Youth unemployment in metropolitan
France decreased from 24.6% in the fourth quarter of 2014 to 20.6% in the
fourth quarter of 2017. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $44,100 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture: 2.8% (2016 est.) industry: 20% (2016 est.) services: 77.2% (2016 est.) Unemployment
rate: 9.4% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 14.2% (2015
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 82.2 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 3.26 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - France borgenproject.org/category/france/ [accessed 2 February 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. ~
Examining Disability And Poverty In France borgenproject.org/disability-and-poverty-in-france/ ~
Top 6 Facts About Child Poverty In France borgenproject.org/6-facts-about-child-poverty-in-france/ ~
Innovations In Poverty Eradication In France borgenproject.org/poverty-eradication-in-france/ ~
How To End Hunger In France borgenproject.org/end-hunger-in-france/ ~
Martinique’s Pesticide Poisoning borgenproject.org/martiniques-pesticide-poisoning/ Going
to the Bank for Food, Not Money: The Growing Reality of Hunger in “Rich”
Countries Human Rights Watch World Report 2020 www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/global-4 [accessed 31 January 2021] In
France, the Restos du Coeur (Restaurants of the
Heart) network, gave out
around 130 million meals in 2017-18, the last year for which
they have figures, through their emergency food aid program. One-third of
such aid was directed to single parent families, and there is increasing
concern about older people left to rely on their aid. In France,
amid widespread public protests about living standards and labor law changes,
the government has begun restructuring unemployment benefits and is expected
in 2020 to make changes to public pensions to address its deficits. This is
likely to mean more people needing support from the Restos
du Coeur so they have enough to eat. In
France, the full effect of a 2016 law that requires large food retail stores
to ensure food nearing its expiry date is given to those who need it rather
than being wasted remains to be seen. But the early signs are
promising—inspiring activists to demand other food producers (growers,
processing plants, and restaurants) are also required to take similar
measures. State efforts are needed at the same time to ensure that people have
the means to feed their families. With
better legal protections, better measurement, and stronger policy responses,
this entirely avoidable hunger can be reduced drastically. Hunger in wealthy
countries is not inevitable, and food banks are not a substitute for
government action. As the UN’s former special rapporteur on the right to food
and 57 other prominent academic and nongovernmental organization voices have
warned, we should never get used to the idea of “leftover” food for “left
behind people”. Examining
France’s Education Reform and Teacher Poverty Borgen Magazine, 13 January 2021 www.borgenmagazine.com/frances-education-reform/ [accessed 14 January
2021] After the
horrific assassination of the French schoolteacher Samuel Paty
in October 2020, the poor living and working conditions of French teachers
evoked heated discussion in society as well as in the government. Considering
the wealth and economic power of France, it is surprising to see that the
salaries of French teachers are 7% lower than the average for the
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. National
Tribute to Samuel Paty -- On Friday, October 16,
2020, in a suburb of Paris, an 18-year-old Muslim killed and beheaded a
French middle-school teacher named Samuel Paty with
a knife. Paty, 47, teacher of history and geography
at Collège du Bois d’Aulne,
was murdered 10 days after showing his 4th-year students a caricature of the
prophet Muhammad in a class on freedom of expression. Alarming
Conditions of Teachers in France -- The tragic story of Paty
has brought to light the poor living and working conditions of teachers in
France. Considering the nation’s GDP and the average income, the salaries of
teaching professions are strikingly low. The World Bank in France www.worldbank.org/en/country/france/overview [accessed 18 April
2021] France,
a member of the World Bank Group since 1945, supports multilateral efforts
aimed at promoting human and economic development, reducing poverty, and
promoting prosperity that is shared throughout the world. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/France-ECONOMY.html [accessed 2 February 2021] France is
one of the most richly endowed countries of Europe. The favorable climate,
extensive areas of rich soil, and long-established tradition of skilled
agriculture have created ideal conditions for a thriving farm economy. Large
deposits of iron ore, a well-integrated network of power plants, important domestic reserves of natural gas, good
transport, and high standards of industrial workmanship have made the French
industrial complex one of the most modern in Europe. All
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