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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Jordan 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 *** In
Jordan, extreme weather conditions can vary significantly depending on the
season and region. In addition, Jordan
is located in an active earthquake zone. During the summer months (June to
August), temperatures can soar up to 40°C (over 100°F), and between November
and March, Jordan experiences a rainy season with the rocky canyonlands prone
to flash floods.– adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Jordan U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jo.html [accessed 31
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jordan/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Jordan's
economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies
of water, oil, and other natural resources, underlying the government's heavy
reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government
include chronic high rates of unemployment and underemployment, budget and
current account deficits, and government debt. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $9,200 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
2% industry:
20% services: 78% (2013 est.) Unemployment
rate: 18.3% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 14.2% (2017
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 46 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 12.8 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 75.5 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 98.9% of
population Physicians
density: 2.32 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 98.5% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Jordan borgenproject.org/category/jordan/ [accessed 8 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. ~
How Poverty In Jordan Is Being Lessened borgenproject.org/poverty-in-jordan/ ~
The Prevalence Of Refugee Poverty In Jordan borgenproject.org/refugee-poverty-in-jordan/ ~
Homelessness In Jordan borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-jordan/ ~
The Life Of Syrian Refugees In Jordan borgenproject.org/syrian-refugees-in-jordan/ ~
10 Facts About Sanitation In Jordan borgenproject.org/sanitation-in-jordan/ 100,000
people in Jordan earn less than 0.5 JD per day Roya News, 14 February 2021 en.royanews.tv/news/25511/2021-02-14 [accessed 14
February 2021] The
Director General of Tkiyet Um Ali Samer Balkar said poverty and hunger have increased
significantly during the coronavirus crisis. Based
on the data collected by Tkiyet Um Ali,
approximately 20,000 families (about 100,000 people) live on less than 14 JD per
month, which is less than 50 piasters a day. These people are "hungry,
and need food, and they are waiting for their turn," he added. Action
Against Hunger - Jordan www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/middle-east/jordan [accessed 21 March 2021] Nine
years after the start of the Syrian conflict, the influx of refugees into
Jordan have strained the Jordanian economy and its infrastructure. There are
654,700 registered refugees and about 83% of them live outside of refugee
camps. The challenge is therefore to give refugees access to basic
livelihoods and to offer support to host communities for their immediate
needs. The
World Bank in Jordan www.worldbank.org/en/country/jordan/overview [accessed 22 April
2021] The
World Bank is working for the people of Jordan to create more and better
opportunities for all. The World Bank Program in Jordan promotes an ambitious
agenda for jobs and access to basic services such as education and health
while helping Jordan address the impact of the Syrian crisis. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Jordan-ECONOMY.html [accessed 31
December 2020] In November
2001, the government introduced its Plan for Social and Economic
Transformation (PSET), a program of health and education spending and
transfer payments to the poor amounting to 4% of GDP and to be financed in
such a way from grants and revenues so as not to add to the country's debt.
PSET particularly aims at dealing with Jordan's chronic unemployment problem,
which due in part to Malthusian population growth dynamics, worsened
slightly—from 12.7% in 1998 to 14.7% in 2001—during the latest period of
economic growth. Population growth is such that the 8.6% growth in nominal
GDP between 1999 and 2001 produced only a 2.4% increase in per capita income. All
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