Week 12 Flashcards
What is the difference between material vs social deprivation?
- Material deprivation = lack of income, food scarcity, poor living conditions
- social deprivation = social exclusion
How is rural poverty different from urban poverty?
- rural poverty is more hidden
List 3 measures of poverty in Canada.
- LICO (Low Income Cut Offs)
- LiMAT (Low Income Measure After Tax)
- Market basket measure
Describe 6 causes of poverty.
- Financial Insecurity
- Housing
- Health
- Limited education
- Relationship stability
- Other
Discuss how rurality impacts responses to poverty.
- distance/isolation = far from policy makers, influence, high costs for travel
- limited communication
- aging infrastructure
Describe 5 challenges local governments face to address poverty.
- Limited resources
- Lack of jurisdiction
- Regulating versus responding to poverty
- Poverty is a low priority
- Demolish low income housing
List 6 senior government strategies to address poverty in Canada.
- Poverty strategies
- Formal government structures
- Income supports
- Employment Counselling
- Training programs
- Economic development
Describe some of the problems associated with senior government responses to address poverty in Canada.
- poverty is a low priority
- programs are poorly managed
- access to supports are limited
List 5 issues addressed in Quebecs poverty strategy.
- Affordable housing
- Childcare
- Employment programs
- Education programs
- Tax credits for low income families
How do international trade agreements shape economic change?
- dependence on global markets and demands is risky
- opens new markets for Canada
- opens Canada up to more competition
- places pressure on natural resource production
Describe some of the tension between economic development and the environment.
- require new technologies that damage the environment
- more demand = more land that needs to be deforested to make production wider
Describe 5 features associated with the old economy.
- Lower levels of formal education
- Transport costs are high
- Communication is slow and expensive
- Several rural communities driven by function and character
- Small focus on socio-economics which is placed on municipalities
Describe 5 features associated with the new economy.
- Higher levels of education
- Transport costs are low
- Communication is fast and cheap
- Seeking opportunities for a low carbon economy
- Socio-economics is a large focus and on a federal level
