Poverty
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty means that the income level from employment is so low that basic human needs can't be met. Poverty can be understood simply as a lack of money, or more broadly in terms of barriers to everyday life.
Causes of Poverty[edit | edit source]
The causes of poverty may vary with respect to nation, region, and in comparison with other countries at the global level. Yet, there is a commonality, and that is: issues of poverty are often overlaid with issues of unemployment and the societal issues they both cause.
Economic Causes[edit | edit source]
The economic causes of poverty include:
- Lack of income because of unemployment;
- Low level of national income;
- Inequitable distribution of wealth and income.
Social Causes[edit | edit source]
The social causes of poverty include:
- Lack of education;
- Situation of the family;
- Overpopulation;
- Epidemic diseases such as AIDS and malaria.
Effects of Poverty[edit | edit source]
The effects of poverty can be mainly categorized into:
- Illiteracy: Poverty makes people unable to get proper education because of the lack of money.
- Malnutrition and starvation: Poverty causes insufficient availability of diet and inadequate nutrition which brings lots of lethal diseases and deficiency diseases.
- Child labor: In poverty, children are forced to work at a young age.
Measures to Reduce Poverty[edit | edit source]
The broad measures that should be taken to reduce or eradicate poverty include:
- Provision of more employment;
- Reduction of population growth;
- Universal education;
- Women empowerment;
- Corruption free society.
See Also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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