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大开罗贫困被严重低估。这是因为贫困线设定过低且非正式人口的普查数据少计了非正式定居点的人数。本文评估了大开罗八个非正式定居点的食品和非食品开支,并比较了这些开支和补贴。生活在非正式定居点的人们往往比繁华区的居民支付更多的食品开支。由于贫困线的制定基于穷人的实际饮食,所以依此贫困线所设置的伙食补助无法达到营养标准。受访家庭都面临政府补贴无法满足非食品开支的问题。他们的生活十分贫困。这些开支包括房租、子女教育、交通(工作者和学生)、医疗、水、卫生设施和用电等。贫困线的设定须使补贴可以满足生活实际开支,使人们有充足营养的饮食、宜居的住宿、水、卫生设施、电力、子女教育、交通、医疗和药品。
The poverty in Cairo is grossly underestimated. This is due to the fact that the poverty line is set too low and census data for the unofficial population fall short of the number of informal settlements. This paper assesses food and non-food expenditures in eight informal settlements in Cairo and compares these expenditures with subsidies. People living in informal settlements tend to pay more for food than residents in the bustling area. Since the poverty line is based on the actual diet of the poor, the food aid set up on this poverty line can not meet the nutrition standards. The families interviewed face the problem that government subsidies can not meet the non-food expenses. Their lives are very poor. These expenditures include rent, education for children, transportation (workers and students), medical treatment, water, sanitation and electricity. The poverty line should be set up so that subsidies can meet the actual cost of living, enabling people to have a well-nourished diet, livable accommodation, water, sanitation, electricity, children’s education, transport, medicine and medicine.