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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Mauritius 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 Mauritius,
extreme weather events can have significant impacts due to the island
nation’s geographical location and climate conditions. Mauritius experiences intense rainfall
events, especially during cyclones and tropical storms. The country faces environmental
risks due to rising temperatures, sea levels, coastal erosion, and coral
bleaching. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Mauritius U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html [accessed 3 January
2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mauritius/ [accessed 6 January 2021] The economy
currently depends on sugar, tourism, textiles and apparel, and financial
services, but is expanding into fish processing, information and
communications technology, education, and hospitality and property
development. Sugarcane is grown on about 90% of the cultivated land area but
sugar makes up only around 3-4% of national GDP. Authorities plan to
emphasize services and innovation in the coming years. After several years of
slow growth, government policies now seek to stimulate economic growth in
five areas: serving as a gateway for international investment into Africa;
increasing the use of renewable energy; developing smart cities; growing the
ocean economy; and upgrading and modernizing infrastructure, including public
transportation, the port, and the airport. GDP - per capita (PPP): $22,300 (2017 est.) Labor force - by
occupation: agriculture: 8% industry: 29.8% services: 62.2% (2014 est.) Unemployment rate: 7.1% (2017 est.) Population below
poverty line: 8% (2006 est.) Maternal mortality
rate: 61 deaths/100,000 live births (2017
est.) Infant mortality
rate: total: 9 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at
birth: total population: 76.5 years Drinking water
source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 2.6 physicians/1,000 population (2019) Sanitation facility
access: improved: total: 99.5% of population Electricity access:
electrification - total population: 100%
(2016) The
Borgen Project - Mauritius borgenproject.org/category/mauritius/ [accessed 21 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. ~
Updates On SDG Goal 15 In Mauritius borgenproject.org/updates-on-sdg-goal-15-in-mauritius/ ~
Eradicating Poverty In Mauritius borgenproject.org/eradicating-poverty-in-mauritius/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Mauritius borgenproject.org/life-expectancy-in-mauritius/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Mauritius borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-mauritius/ ~
Credit Access In Mauritius borgenproject.org/credit-access-in-mauritius/ ~
Girls’ Education In Mauritius Improves Day By Day borgenproject.org/girls-education-in-mauritius-improves-day-by-day/ ~
Improving Infrastructure In Mauritius borgenproject.org/improving-infrastructure-in-mauritius/ The
World Bank in Mauritius www.worldbank.org/en/country/mauritius/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] The
World Bank's role in Mauritius is evolving, reflecting the country's past
success in gaining access to capital markets. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Mauritius-ECONOMY.html [accessed 3 January 2020] The
Mauritius economy, diverse and conservatively managed, is based on
export-oriented manufacturing (mainly clothing), sugar, and tourism. Most of
production is done by private enterprise, with the government largely
limiting its role to providing institutional facilities and incentives for
production. Nearly 275 garment factories were operating in the Export
Processing Zones (EPZ's) of Mauritius in 1999. All material
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