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07-21-2009, 06:30 PM
The overall poverty level in the country is between 40% and 43%, but there are provinces, such as Elias Pina where the level is closer to 70%, according to calculations done by economist Miguel Ceara Hatton. The national coordinator for the UN Development Program (UNDP) said that the situation is such that it should be corrected. He recognized the efforts made by the government.
From his point of view, according to the El Caribe, the current energy crisis just makes things worse for the poverty stricken provinces, although he said there is no way to measure how much worse.
He went on to add that "The energy problem is an institutional problem, because the fact that they cannot collect money for a service makes this sector unprofitable and unable to be run adequately. From this we see that the first component is the institutional issue, that is to say, collect for electric energy."
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From his point of view, according to the El Caribe, the current energy crisis just makes things worse for the poverty stricken provinces, although he said there is no way to measure how much worse.
He went on to add that "The energy problem is an institutional problem, because the fact that they cannot collect money for a service makes this sector unprofitable and unable to be run adequately. From this we see that the first component is the institutional issue, that is to say, collect for electric energy."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)