problemsofdevelopingnations

problemsofdevelopingnations内容摘要：

ucted on problems that affect less developed areas Lack of immunization against deadly disease despite availability of vaccines General lack of resource expenditures on these problems despite the fact that most (education, basic immunization) are very cheap per capita PROBLEMS OF HUNGER • In general, 15% of people globally (about 850 million) are undernourished (lack of needed food that results in a lack of necessary calories) • The largest absolute number is in South Asia (330 million in total)。 the highest percentage in terms of population is in Africa (23%). • China has done the best in terms of dealing with malnutrition among children。 South Asia lags behind and no improvement in Africa since 1990. PROBLEMS OF HUNGER Reasons: • Low per capita ine • Movement of people off the land into large cities in search of employment, meaning they cannot subsist by growing food if necessary • Farming on marginal land • Lack of access to modern methods and technology among poorer and smaller farmers • Introduction of mercial farming in colonial and modern times • Movement away from subsistence crops to mercial crops for the world market • Concentration of land in hands of fewer owners, leading to people leaving the land to go to the cities • Natural disasters • Wars and civil wars • Regional overpopulation POSITION OF WOMEN Women also tend to be more vulnerable to problem of poverty given their generally lower social status, assignment of gender ro。