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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Poland 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 *** Poland is
vulnerable to climate change impacts, including an increase in the frequency
of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, and hurricanes. Sea level
rise, rising temperatures, and changes in precipitation patterns also pose
significant challenges for Poland’s agriculture, health, forestry, and
biodiversity. Since the mid-1900s, Poland’s average temperature has risen by
approximately 0.29 degrees per decade – an increase of 2°C – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot World
Bank Climate & Develoment Reports Poland Country Climate and Development Report, World Bank Group, 5 Nov 2024 [accessed 11 Dec 2024] The
Country Climate and Development Report assesses how
Poland can reap the benefits of faster decarbonization
while reducing its vulnerability to climate shocks. *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Poland U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pl.html [accessed 16
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/poland/ [accessed 7 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - sixth-largest
economy in the EU and has long had a reputation as a business-friendly
country with largely sound macroeconomic policies GDP -
per capita (PPP): $29,600 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
11.5% industry:
30.4% services: 57.6% (2015 est.) Unemployment
rate: 4.9% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 17.6% (2015
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant mortality
rate: total: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 78.3 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 2.38 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 99.8% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Poland borgenproject.org/category/poland/ [accessed 1 March 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. ~
Rise Of Minimum Wage And Automation In Poland borgenproject.org/rise-of-minimum-wage-and-automation-in-poland/ ~
Tackling Child Poverty In Poland borgenproject.org/child-poverty-in-poland/ ~
Fighting For Women’s Rights In Poland borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-poland/ ~
5 Facts About Hunger In Poland borgenproject.org/hunger-in-poland-2/ ~
An Overview Of Healthcare In Poland borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-poland/ ~
The State Of Poverty In Poland borgenproject.org/the-state-of-poverty-in-poland/ ~
7 Facts About Poland’s Rising Homeless Population borgenproject.org/7-facts-about-polands-rising-homeless-population/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Poland borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-life-expectancy-in-poland/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Poverty In Poland borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-poverty-in-poland/ The
World Bank in Poland www.worldbank.org/en/country/poland/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] The
World Bank Group supports Poland through investment projects and policy advice
to help the country respond to key development challenges, including
management of one of the fastest aging societies in Europe. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Poland-ECONOMY.html [accessed 7 January 2021] Until
recently, Poland had a centrally planned economy that was primarily state controlled.
Agriculture, however, was only partly socialized, with state farms and
cooperatives accounting for 23% of the country's total farmland in 1984. With
Poland subjected to the "shock therapy" of a transition to a market
economy, GDP fell 31.5% between 1990–92 and consumer
prices shot up almost sixfold. However, the economy
did not stay down long as Poland's economy became one of the most robust in
Eastern and Central Europe thanks to the government's tight fiscal and
monetary policies. All
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