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更多“1992欧洲计划（Europe 1992)”相关的问题
The author discusses the FTA and Europe 1992 most likely in order to ______.
A．point out the similarities between two seemingly disparate trading alliances
B．illustrate how different economic motivations produce different types of trading blocs
C．provide contrasting examples of a trend that is influencing the world economy
D．identify the most important characteristics of successful economic integration
A．overcame concerns about the role of politics in the shifting world economy
B．originated out of concern over unfair trade practices by other nations
C．exemplify a trend toward regionalization of commercial markets
D．place the economic needs of the trading bloc ahead of those of the member nations
A.发展才是硬道理
B.计划经济不等于社会主义，资本主义也有计划
C.市场经济不等于资本主义，社会主义也有市场
D.以上都有
The Poverty Line
In the United States during 1992, any family of four with an annual cash income of less than ＄14,335(before taxes) was considered poor. The dollar amount was called the poverty line, an economic measuring rod devised in 1964. the line was set at three times the amount needed to provide the cheapest nutritionally balanced diet. The poverty line is adjusted annually for inflation.
While the poverty line in the United States was more than ＄14,000, the average annual per-person income in Bangladesh was ＄200, in Ethiopia average annual per-person income in Bangladesh was ＄200, in Ethiopia ＄130, in Haiti ＄340, and in Mall ＄265. Anyone in those nations with an income of ＄14,000 would be considered wealthy. During the Great Depression in the United States, when half the population was considered poor, a family with an income at the 1992 poverty line could afford to buy a house, a car, clothing, and food.
The reality of poverty varies with location and social and political conditions. Poverty basically means a lack of, or an insufficient amount of, the three primary physical needs—food, clothing, and shelter. But for poverty to be recognized, it must exist alongside prosperity. Before the discovery of the New World, the American Indians would not have considered themselves poor, though they lived with only the bare necessities and a few handmade artifacts(人工制品).
The severity of poverty varies, depending on the economic vitality of the nation in which it occurs. In the modern industrialized societies of the nation in which it occurs. In the modern industrialized societies of Western Europe, North America, and Japan, there are many government services provided to ease poverty—including free medical care and subsidized housing. The homeless of New York City and Los Angeles can usually find some shelter and a mission offering free meals.
You would be considered poor in America if ______.
A．you are out of a job
B．you earn less than three times the amount needed to provide the cheapest diet
C．you earn less than ＄14,335 (before taxes) per year
D．the amount of money you earn is below the current poverty line
