The waste pond of the Aznalcóllar mine broke sending a toxic wave to the ___ National Park

After the Industrial Revolution, the era of ___ consumption began

___ profitable for the producer to make his product part of a continuously changing fashion market

A consumer can have the instant gratification of purchasing ___ item that will help improve their social status

Liberals maintain that anti-consumerism is a precursor to a ___ society

In general, the extent of poverty is much more closely related ___

Infant mortality rates are 25 percent ___ in rich democracies than in poor autocracies

The effectiveness of governments has ___ impact on the delivery of socioeconomic results for poor populations

Today's modern, expansive welfare states that ensure economic opportunity, independence, and security in close proximity are still the exclusive domain of ___ nations

The ___ effect is the phenomenom, widely observed throughout advanced welfare states, that the middle classes tend to be the main beneficiaries of social benefits and services, even if they are primarily directed to the poor

Max ___ maintained that the Protestant work ethic contributed to growth during the industrial revolution

Clinical depression makes individuals ___ vulnerable to poverty

Countries with an abundance of natural resources tend to have ___ long-term prosperity than countries wiht less of these natural resources

___ income is that level of income that allows dividing the individuals of a society into two exactly equal groups

Economic growth reduces poverty ___

With the common policy of exporting industries, the government helps to stimulate the production of goods to export to rich nations to obtain a favorable trade balance and the capital ___ of funds for more investments

Fair trade ___ poverty

Critics maintain that some of the foreign aid is stolen by ___ governments

___ Report (for the United Nations Milenium project) proposes a series of "Quick earnings", methods identied by development experts that would cost relatively little but could have a significant constructive effect on global poverty

One of the "Quick earnings" of the Sachs Report is access to electricity, water, and ___

Underdevelopped countries have an unbalanced trade balance that results from their dependence on ___ products

Income from foreign exchanges of developing nations is ___

___ nations provide cheap labor

After the 1973 petroleum crisis, increases in petroleum prices forced the governments of many poorer nations to borrow excessively to buy politically essential supplies. At the same time, ___ funds deposited in Western banks provided a ready source of funds for loans

Odious debts are considered as personal debts of the regime that incurred them and not debts of the state. In some respects, the concept is analogous to the invalidity of signed contracts ___