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Poverty: Its Causes and Solutions

International journal of humanities and social sciences, 2013

2471 Abstract—Poverty is a multi-facet phenomenon in today’s globalised world. It is rooted in various causes and there are also multiple ways to do away with it. This paper begins with a review on the definitions and measurement of poverty and followed by discussing the various causes of poverty. This paper specifically identifies corruption, education, political instability, geographical characteristics, ineffective local governance and government policies as the causes of poverty. It then suggests possible solutions or recommendations to eradicate poverty based on the causes discussed earlier. Some of the suggestions include strengthening democratic transparency and government budget transparency, public awareness, creation of a framework for economic growth and transformation, and ways to increase the ability of the poor to raise their income.

Poverty: A Review and Analysis of Its Theoretical Conceptions and Measurements

2013

Poverty is an undesirable and intolerable state of affairs which is considered as a social, economic, political or psychological problem. The word suggests that individuals or groups who are in poverty have to be helped to change their conditions. The reduction or eradication (if possible) of this poverty problem has now become the primary focus of the socio-economic development polices of developing world governments. There is therefore the need to have a yardstick to identify the poor, tools to measure the depth of their poverty which will then assist policy makers to assess their policy impact. This paper which forms part of a literature search and review of poverty for the author’s PhD Thesis attempts to do just that. It first puts poverty in context and considers it as the absence of well-being. It explains the phenomenon and thereafter provides analysis of a wide range of measurements both qualitative and quantitative. How to use these measurements are then explained.

Understanding Poverty: Causes, Effects and Characteristics

Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, 2014

The aim of this article is to examine the concept of poverty in terms of definition, types, causes, determinants and indicators. The relationship between inequality and poverty is also visited. The absolute and relative approaches to the definition of poverty are examined. Poverty is defined as the inability of individuals or households to attain sufficient resources to satisfy a socially acceptable minimum standard of living. Characteristics which determine poverty include individual, community, household and regional characteristics. Lack of access to basic services such as dwelling, electricity, water and sanitation was found to aggravate poverty. Socioeconomic factors such as unemployment, education level, gender, income and household size also affect poverty. Causes, determinants and types of poverty must first be understood before poverty can be alleviated. Poverty remains a problem in South Africa twenty years after the transition to democracy. This article is thus intended to provide the public, politicians and policy makers with a better understanding of the word "poverty" and, therefore, help alleviation of poverty.

A theoretical study on poverty

Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 2016

Poverty was one of the biggest social problems in the twentieth century and continues to be in present century. Very few would deny that human miseries amidst the plenty, especially when they can be unraveled through collective actions, should not be related. Poverty encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, insufficient capacity and opportunity improve one's life. In the present research, while reviewing the concepts of poverty, various approaches to poverty and its related issues such as education, health, housing and etc. are considered. Finally, measuring poverty from different researchers' views and their critical perspectives are discussed.

Poverty: A Socio-economic Disease and Causative Agent of Numerous Socio-economic Diseases

2017

The overall objective of this paper is to point out that poverty is a disease as well as a host to many social economic diseases. A navigation through the literature reveals that despite reported mixed findings of the effect of poverty on some socio-economic problems, it is still one of the leading causes of such problems. Thus, the need to channel a lot of resources and efforts towards combating it becomes compelling for two broad reasons. First, tackling poverty properly will indirectly reduce many vices confronting both developing and developed countries. Such problems include, but not limited to terrorism, robbery, corruption, social unrest, among others.Second, it is economically rational to commit adequate resources to tackle poverty now with a view to indirectly conserving resources for future development projects

Poverty: What is it and what is it not? A Concept Analysis

https://www.ijhsr.org/IJHSR\_Vol.7\_Issue.5\_May2017/IJHSR\_Abstract.051.html, 2017

Objectives: There is no single "correct" definition of poverty. However, there is consensus that any definition of poverty needs to acknowledge particular social, economic and cultural contexts. Different meanings of poverty results in different policy implementations in the context of human poverty. There is also less agreement as to whether objective or subjective definitions and measurements of poverty are more valid. Participatory approaches however point to the need to let people define for themselves what it means to be poor and define the magnitude, causes and consequences of being poor. The major focus of this paper was to clarify, explain and define the concept of poverty. Methods: A concept analysis of poverty was done using the eight steps of Walker and Avant's strategic method. Initially 20 articles from 1995-2017 were reviewed. Seven articles were later dropped and thirteen articles were finally reviewed to deduce the definition of poverty. Results: The main antecedents of poverty identified in literature include ignorance, laziness, and lack of skill, lack of capital, dependency, poor infrastructure, unemployment, dishonesty and presence of diseases. Attributes of poverty identified in literature include lack of adequate income, ill-being, and lack of capability and functioning, lack of assets and material things, vulnerability, lack of education, social exclusion, and deprivation, powerless and voiceless. The resultant consequences of poverty were severe diseases, hunger, malnutrition, increased morbidity and mortality from illness, school dropping out, social discrimination, corruption, abuse and lack of general services. Empirical referents which are fundamental to poverty for future health and poverty research methodology in poverty eradication include Human Development Index (HDI) and Human Poverty Index(HPI). These indices are helpful in mapping poverty differences between countries and view poverty trends over time. Conclusion: The definition of poverty provided in this concept analysis will facilitate proper interpretation of the meaning of poverty and standardization of tools used to measure and monitor poverty. Poverty eradication purports to positively affect the economic growth of nations and hence improve the well-being of individuals.

A STUDY ON POVERTY CONCEPTS AND PERSPECTIVES: CONCEPTUAL PAPER

The concept of poverty is subjective and it varies in many perspectives based on the indicators used. The objective of the study is to determine the concept and definition of poverty through exploring the collection of poverty definitions from different sources in order to set its own standardized of operational poverty definitions. This exploratory study will be based on qualitative research methodology. The output of study provides with a clear concept of poverty definition.

POVERTY ANALYSIS, INEQUALITY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research, 2019

This research is entitled Analysis of Poverty, Inequality, Unemployment and Indonesian development. The purpose of this study is to find out about poverty, unemployment, inequality and development in Indonesia and their causes and what has been done by the government to overcome them. The research method used is the library research method, which is the study of literature obtained from the reference of books, scientific papers, government reports in the Central Statistics Agency, the DPR, and websites that are related to the title of this research. Poverty is the inability of people to meet their basic needs such as food, clothing and housing and other equality, unemployment resulting from lack of available employment and business opportunities that do not support it to be implemented, as well as inequality between the rich and the poor, between villages with the city. The result is that the current poverty rate is equal to 9,41% unemployment equals 5,01% inequality 0,382% Development has been carried out with economic growth amounting to and GDB amounting to Rp3 963,5 triliun.

THE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON THE LIFE OF MAN

The study adopted explanatory research design, the research strategy used was cross-sectional survey, the research approach used was qualitative research approach, the population of the study was 10 authors, the sampling design were research into published papers by journals and papers published at various websites. The source of data collection was primary source and the method of data collection was research into published papers. The problem statement of the study was "The impact of poverty on the life of man" The objectives of the study was achieved through research. The background of the study was brief introduction of poverty. The study found out the causes of poverty, the effects of poverty on family, society, children, education and health. The study concluded that poverty had affected the life of man badly. The study recommended that governments should stabilize the economy of their countries to improve the living standards of their people, parents must work hard to send their children to school and help them to advance their education to get better jobs in the future and governments ought to setup institution to educate the public on how to come out of poverty.