What Is the Human Poverty Index and What Does It

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What is the Human Poverty Index and what does it measure?

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Definitions:

Prisoners

Individuals who are held in confinement as a punishment for crimes or while awaiting trial.

Cash

Money in the form of currency notes and coins that is used for transactions or held as part of financial assets.

Function Of Money

The function of money includes serving as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, a store of value, and sometimes, a standard of deferred payment.

Federal Reserve

The central banking system of the United States, responsible for setting monetary policy, issuing currency, and supervising and regulating banks.