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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Macau 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 *** Extreme
weather events have become more common in Macau in recent years due to
climate change, according to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG).
In fact, from June to August of this year alone, authorities issued three
black rainstorm warnings, with June reporting the highest daily cumulative
rainfall record since records started in 1952—almost 423.4 mm1. Additionally,
Macau has been affected more frequently by tropical cyclones in recent years,
with the SMG issuing a total of seven Typhoon Signals No.
10 since 1968, three of which were issued in the past five years. The
number of storm surges and flooding levels has also been more pronounced than
before. – adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Macau U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mc.html [accessed 3 January
2021] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/macau/ [accessed 6 January 2021] Since
opening up its locally-controlled casino industry to foreign competition in
2001, Macau has attracted tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment,
transforming the territory into one of the world's largest gaming centers.
Macau's gaming and tourism businesses were fueled by China's decision to
relax travel restrictions on Chinese citizens wishing to visit Macau. In
2016, Macau's gaming-related taxes accounted for more than 76% of total
government revenue. Macau
continues to face the challenges of managing its growing casino industry,
risks from money-laundering activities, and the need to diversify the economy
away from heavy dependence on gaming revenues. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $122,000 (2018
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture: 2.5% industry: 9.8% services: 4.4% industry and
services: 12.4% agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining:
15% manufacturing: 25.9% construction: 7.1% transportation and
utilities: 2.6% commerce: 20.3% (2013 est.) Unemployment
rate: 2% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: -- Infant
mortality rate: total: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 84.6 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 2.41 physicians/1,000 population (2010) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: -- Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Macau borgenproject.org/category/macau/ [accessed 16 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. ~
The Improvement Of Education In Macau borgenproject.org/education-in-macau/ ~
Is Hunger In Macau A Problem? borgenproject.org/is-hunger-in-macau-a-problem/ ~
Poverty In Macau borgenproject.org/poverty-in-macau/ All
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