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Kleptocratic government

a government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed

causal factors

Causal factors are any behaviour, omission, or deficiency that if corrected, eliminated, or avoided probably would have prevented the fatality.

supporting factors

Supporting factors are factors, that contribute a certain fatality, but are not necessary causal factors. This means if a supporting factor would have been corrected or eliminated, the problem would not necessarily have been prevented.

to live on the edge

to live under very poor or miserable conditions

destitute

suffering extreme poverty

sound (adj.)

in a good condition: solid and strong

impunity

freedom from punishment, harm or loss

sketchy (Am.) (coll.)

dubious, not to be trusted, suspicious

to demean

to lower in character, status, or reputation

vulnerability

the state of being easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally; here: easily economically harmed

transatlantic

involving people or countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean