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Week 9 - definitions of w:Bottom of Pyramid and notice that Wikipedia gives "less then $2.50" and teacher says "less then $5"
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* A '''[[w:ghost town|ghost town]]''' is an abandoned [[w:village|village]], [[w:town|town]] or [[w:city|city]], usually one which contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters. ( Wikipedia ) | * A '''[[w:ghost town|ghost town]]''' is an abandoned [[w:village|village]], [[w:town|town]] or [[w:city|city]], usually one which contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
=== Week 9 - Bottom of Pyramid === | |||
* In economics, the '''bottom of the [[w:pyramid|pyramid]]''' is the largest, but poorest [[w:socio-economic group|socio-economic group]]. In global terms, this is the 3 billion people who live on '''less than US$2.50 per day'''. The phrase “bottom of the pyramid” is used in particular by people developing new models of doing business that deliberately target that demographic, often using new technology. This field is also often referred to as the "'''Base of the Pyramid'''" or just the "'''BoP'''". | |||
'''OBS.''' teacher gave limit of $5 / d income, not $2.50 given by the Wikipedia article | |||