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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Spain 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 *** Spain, especially
southern regions like Seville, has been grappling with extreme heatwaves. Climate scientists predict that by the end
of this century, temperatures up to 50°C (122°F) are “extremely likely” in
cities across southern Spain, including Seville. These extreme conditions raise concerns
about water reserves and long-term drought in the country. – adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Spain U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook website
has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/spain/ [accessed 10 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - emerged from a
severe recession during 2008-2013, posting four straight years of GDP growth
above the EU average GDP -
per capita (PPP): $38,400 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
4.2% industry:
24% services: 71.7% (2009 est.) Unemployment
rate: 17.2% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 21.1% (2012
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 82 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 3.87 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Spain borgenproject.org/category/spain/ [accessed 9 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. ~
3 Initiatives Addressing Hunger In Spain borgenproject.org/hunger-in-spain-2/ ~
Updates On SDG Goal 8 In Spain borgenproject.org/updates-on-sdg-goal-8-in-spain/ ~
Latin American Poverty In Spain: Causes & Information borgenproject.org/latin-american-poverty-in-spain/ ~
Innovations In Poverty Eradication In Spain borgenproject.org/poverty-eradication-in-spain/ ~
5 Facts About Healthcare In Spain borgenproject.org/facts-healthcare-in-spain/ ~
Hunger In Spain Amid Covid-19 borgenproject.org/hunger-in-spain-amid-covid19/ ~
How Covid-19 Affects Unemployment In Spain borgenproject.org/how-covid-19-has-affected-unemployment-in-spain/ ~
9 Facts About Homelessness In Spain borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-spain/ The
World Bank in Spain www.worldbank.org/en/country/spain/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] Spain
and the World Bank work with other member governments to finance projects,
design policies, and deliver programs to end poverty in the developing world. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Spain-ECONOMY.html [accessed 10 January 2021] In
order to offset the damage suffered by the industrial sector during the Civil
War and to cope with the problems created by Spain's post-World War II
isolation, the Franco regime concentrated its efforts on industrial
expansion. Unemployment
fell to 18.7% in 1998 and then to 15.7% in 1999. Although still quite high,
unemployment continued to fall—to 13.9% in 2000 and 10.5% in 2001—before
registering an increase to 11.2% in 2002. All
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