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Poor people can be defined as people unable to meet their basic needs. Looked at from an economic perspective such people lack the financial resources to cover their needs for food, safe drinking water, shelter, clothing, education, and healthcare.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Poverty. In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_411
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