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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Ukraine 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. *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Ukraine U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ukraine/ [accessed 11 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW -
oligarch-dominated economy grew slowly from 2010 to 2013 but remained among
Europe’s poorest; made progress on reforms designed to make the country
prosperous, democratic, and transparent; IMF assistance provided relief, but
Russia’s occupation of Crimea in March 2014 and ongoing Russian aggression in
eastern Ukraine have hurt economic growth GDP -
per capita (PPP): $8,800 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
5.8% industry:
26.5% services: 67.8% (2014 est.) Unemployment
rate: 9.2% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 3.8% (2016
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 72.9 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 99.4% of
population Physicians
density: XX physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 98.4% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Ukraine borgenproject.org/category/ukraine/ [accessed 19 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. ~
European Union Membership And Poverty borgenproject.org/european-union-membership/ ~
5 Innovative Ukrainian Inventions borgenproject.org/ukrainian-inventions/ ~
5 Facts About Homelessness In Ukraine borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-ukraine/ ~
A Developing Industry: Technology In Ukraine borgenproject.org/technology-in-ukraine/ ~
Ukraine And The Pandemic: The Impact On Child Poverty borgenproject.org/child-poverty-in-ukraine/ ~
Problems With Healthcare In Ukraine borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-ukraine/ ~
10 Facts About Corruption In Ukraine borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-corruption-in-ukraine/ ~
Ukraine’s It And Software Development borgenproject.org/ukraines-it-and-software-development/ The
World Bank in Ukraine www.worldbank.org/en/country/ukraine/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] Ukraine’s
economic recovery in 2021 is expected to be mild, given the high uncertainty
associated with the vaccine rollout and the direction of economic policies to
address investment bottlenecks and to safeguard macroeconomic sustainability. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Ukraine-ECONOMY.html [accessed 12 January 2021] Ukraine
was central to the Soviet agricultural and industrial system. The rich
agricultural land of this region (commonly called the "breadbasket"
of the former Soviet Union) provided 46% of Soviet agricultural output in the
1980s, and also accounted for 25% of the USSR's coal production. Ukraine's
economic base is dominated by industry, which accounts for over 40% of GDP
(2000 est.). However, agriculture continues to play a major role in the
economy, representing about 13% of GDP. All
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