Talk:Rural poverty

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 9 November 2021 and 10 December 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Yingyishu. Peer reviewers: Ryan Gromoll, Xiong Zijie.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 08:27, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Major Contributions
I will be making rather large contributions to the Rural poverty page, as it currently does not meet Wikipedia's quality standards nor does it have sufficient citations verifying its contents. The first target of the Millennium Development Goals is to decrease the extent of poverty by one-half by the year 2015. Rural poverty constitutes a disproportionate amount of global poverty in general, and there is a large body of literature discussing this topic, thus meriting its recognition and discussion on Wikipedia. I have studied this concept at length from an academic perspective and feel confident that I can make unbiased improvements on the page. I plan to thoroughly define and discuss the concept of rural poverty, specifically noting its significance and causes. I will also include a specific section on women in rural poverty, so as to not ignore the significance of gender when examining who is most affected by this type of poverty. Moreover, I will add sections on specific policies to combat rural poverty, and finally, include specific national case studies to provide a balanced worldview on this topic (see Women in government for an example of how case studies are used to provide balance and detail). I will be drawing upon the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) Project “Spatial Inequality and Development” which has analyzed evidence on the extent of spatial inequalities in over 50 developing countries from a body of more than 40 peer review papers, as well as information from the Rural Poverty Research Center, among numerous other references that will be cited in the full article. I will be posting a draft in my sandbox in the coming weeks and would appreciate any feedback, especially since this is such a broad topic and the current article is so lacking. Colleenfugate (talk) 01:46, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Peer-Review
I saw the and looks like this whole article is your hard work, which is commendable. Given the time-frame who had for this work, the job you have done with such an important topic is remarkable. I have just one suggestion for improvement and that is to add a 'See Also' some section at the end. You have probably seen this section in most Wikipedia articles to connect one article to others on relevant issues. You actually mention some relevant articles like feminization of poverty etc. I highly recommend adding such pages to a see also section to provide a summary of the most important relevant pages to the reader. Once again, this article shows excellent efforts. Great work!

Kjhooda (talk) 03:43, 8 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your review Kanwal! I will definitely add that section. Colleenfugate (talk) 21:14, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Peer Review 2
I definitely agree- this is a well-written, well-organized article with lots of information. I agree with the two suggestions above and would add two more small ones: I would rename the 'Importance' section 'Prevalence of rural poverty' to make it clearer and more neutral. Also, you mention 'work intensity' at the end of the 'Lack of infrastructure' subsection. This page does not exist, so I'm not sure what work intensity is or why it matters. I would add a few sentences about that. Great job!! Nadhika99 (talk) 21:54, 8 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for looking over my article Nadhika. I think that is a good idea to change the 'Importance' title. As for the work intensity reference, there actually is a Wikipedia article on the topic (written by a fellow PJHC student last semester). If you type it in the search bar it comes up, but for some reason I cannot link to it. If I cannot figure out how to link it, I will either add more information or simply delete that sentence for clarity. Thank you again! Colleenfugate (talk) 21:17, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Peer Review 3!
This is a great page as it is. I really like how much detail you go into; at the same time, you are also very concise and precise. This article is an easy read and held my attention all the way until the end. I really like the section on "Women and Rural Poverty." My main suggestion is to have more than one example under sections on the outline. For example, have another case study under the section "Insufficient access to markets." Also, have another case study under "Education and social service inadequacies." If you are unsure what I mean by having at least two sections, please let me know. Other than that, this article is almost perfect - the grammar is great, the content is amazing, and the organization is very concise. Stnicks007 (talk)

decapitalization of headings
Most of the headings need to be "decaptalized": for example, a heading would be titled "Effects of the Industrial Revolution in northern New Zealand" instead of "Effects Of The Industrial Revolution In Northern New Zealand." MB298 (talk) 02:52, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
 * It's fine now, good point though. ♫ RichardWeiss talk contribs 15:18, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Canada
About half the article is taken up by rural poverty in Canada, the 21st richest country in the world. Therefore what we should do is create a separate article on Rural poverty in Canada so that this article can focus on rural poverty throughout the world and especially in poor countries. ♫ RichardWeiss talk contribs 13:56, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Have now created the new article and moved content there, making this article less about Canada and about rural poverty in rich countries, the latter was my objection. ♫ RichardWeiss talk contribs 14:09, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Please see Articles for deletion/Rural poverty in Canada, not triggered by me but I have supported it as I don't see the content as being particularly relevant but I also think we should avoid restoring the content here. A heads-up. ♫ RichardWeiss talk contribs 15:16, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

New information
The article states that poverty ratings are higher in US rural areas. However, the US Census Bureau has showed that the opposite is true. Although the median income is higher in urban areas, so is the poverty rate.

I would like to change the article in the light of these new figures.

Herman-I (talk) 21:45, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

Addition to Geographic Barriers
Would like to add more after in the second sentence and after since it needed more information.

After "basic requirements" can include things such as access to affordable food, housing, healthcare, education etc. In example in America According to the United States Department of Agriculture areas where poverty is concentrated contribute to more crime rates, low housing, and health issues, which contribute to the perpetuation of poverty due to lack of opportunities and resources. LoanKLe (talk) 06:10, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

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