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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Kosovo 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 *** Since
the 1960s, Kosovo has been grappling with rising temperatures and frequent
heat waves. These scorching conditions pose risks to human health and
ecosystems. Starting
from the 1980s, the region has witnessed heavy rainfall followed by
devastating floods, and since the 2000s, Kosovo has faced an escalating
threat of forest fires, endangering biodiversity, air quality, and human
safety. – adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Kosovo U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html [accessed 31
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kosovo/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Kosovo's
citizens are the second poorest in Europe, after Moldova, with a per capita
GDP (PPP) of $10,400 in 2017. An unemployment rate of 33%, and a youth
unemployment rate near 60%, in a country where the average age is 26,
encourages emigration and fuels a significant informal, unreported economy.
Most of Kosovo's population lives in rural towns outside of the capital,
Pristina. Inefficient, near-subsistence farming is common - the result of
small plots, limited mechanization, and a lack of technical expertise. Kosovo
enjoys lower labor costs than the rest of the region. However, high levels of
corruption, little contract enforcement, and unreliable electricity supply
have discouraged potential investors. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $10,900 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
4.4% industry:
17.4% services: 78.2% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: 30.5% (2017
est.) note: Kosovo
has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data Population
below poverty line: 17.6% (2015
est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 30.2 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 72.7 years Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
World Bank in Kosovo www.worldbank.org/en/country/kosovo/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] Kosovo is
an upper-middle-income country which has experienced solid economic growth
over the last decade. The
Borgen Project - Kosovo borgenproject.org/category/kosovo/ [accessed 11
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 Air Pollution In Kosovo Is Rooted In Poverty borgenproject.org/air-pollution-in-kosovo/ ~
The Process Of Reducing Hunger In Kosovo borgenproject.org/the-process-of-reducing-hunger-in-kosovo/ ~
Water Insecurity In Kosovo & Covid-19 borgenproject.org/water-insecurity-in-kosovo/ ~
Fighting Homelessness In Kosovo borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-kosovo/ ~
Poverty In Newly Independent Nations borgenproject.org/poverty-in-newly-independent-nations/ ~
An Overview Of Healthcare In Kosovo borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-kosovo/ ~
5 Facts To Know About The Energy Crisis In Kosovo borgenproject.org/energy-crisis-in-kosovo/ All
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