Concentrated Poverty
Concentrated Poverty
Concentrated Poverty
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IV. Welfare and Its Effects<br />
On <strong>Poverty</strong><br />
Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-being and social support for<br />
citizens and other eligible residents without sufficient current means to support basic<br />
needs. In most developed countries, welfare is mainly provided by the government from<br />
tax revenue, and to a lesser extent by NGOs, charities, informal social groups, religious<br />
groups, and inter-governmental organizations.<br />
Social security expands on this concept, especially in welfare states, by providing all<br />
inhabitants with various social services such as universal healthcare, unemployment<br />
insurance, student financial aid (in addition to free post-secondary education), and<br />
others.<br />
In its 1952 Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention (nr. 102), the International<br />
Labor Organization (ILO) defined the traditional contingencies covered by social<br />
security.<br />
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