Essay on Poverty with Outline-650 WORDS

                     POVERTY

Points to discuss:

1: Meaning of poverty

2: Definition of poverty

3: Example of poverty

4: Types of poverty

5: Causes of poverty

6: Countries facing poverty

7: Measures to control poverty

Meaning of Poverty:

Poverty is a “state of being extremely poor”. It can also be taken as the “state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount”.

Definition of poverty:

Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lack financial resources and essential for minimum slandered of living.

We can also, define poverty as an inability to meet the basic needs of life like food, shelter, water, medical facilities, and education, etc.

Example of poverty:

If a person lacks food, it is poverty. If a person has no shelter, it is poverty. If a person cannot meet the basic needs of life, it is poverty. If a person is homeless and he has no more recourses or assets, it is poverty.

Types of poverty:

Following are some types of poverty:

1: Relative poverty

2: Situational poverty

3: Absolute poverty

4: Generation poverty

5: Educational poverty

6: Primary poverty

7: Secondary poverty

1: Relative poverty:

Relative poverty means poverty defined in comparison to other person’s standing in the economy. It can also be defined as “a condition where household income is insufficient to afford basic needs of life”.

FOR EXAMPLE, An example of someone in relative poverty is a person who does not have a job and relies on government assistance to maintain.

2: Absolute poverty:

Absolute poverty is a state in which a subject lacks the means to meet his or her basic needs. Such basic needs are often listed in international poverty reduction programs, and usually include food, water, shelter, basic education, and basic medical care.

FOR EXAMPLE Absolute poverty’s example includes a person He has never seen schools because he cannot afford it.

3: Situational poverty:

Situational poverty is defined as a period of time when a person falls short of sources due to some sudden event.

FOR EXAMPLE: if a family id dependent on one person who is earning and due to some reason his work stops or face loss or that person dies, it can cause situational poverty.

4: Generational poverty:

Generational poverty is defined as if a family is living in poverty for at least two generations.

5:  Primary poverty:

Primary poverty is defined as a situation where income is insufficient to meet basic needs even if every penny is spent wisely. 

6: Secondary poverty:

  Secondary poverty is defined as a situation where the money is misspent on luxuries leaving insufficient disposable income to buy necessities.

7: Educational poverty:

Educational poverty is defined as if a person doesn’t have enough resources to go to schools and cannot afford educational expenses, it is called educational poverty.

Causes of poverty:

The following are some causes of poverty:

1: No job

2: Inequality

3: Lack of education

4:  Hunger

5: Climate changes

---If a person is jobless he does not have enough money to deal with his daily expenses.

---- Inequality is also causing poverty from economic to social inequalities like gender, caste systems, or tribal affiliations.

----Lack of education is also a big source of poverty an uneducated person cannot find a job and in return he canon deal with the family expenses.

----Hunger is poverty. In some countries where there is a lack of food resources, famines occur and caused poverty.

----Climate change may also a cause of poverty. Sometimes the sudden events like flood, earthquake, etc may cause climate change and caused poverty.

Countries facing poverty:

The following are some countries facing poverty:

1: India

2: Nigeria

3: Democratic Republic of Congo

4: Ethiopia

5: Bangladesh

Measures to control poverty:

The following are some measures to control poverty:

1: Create jobs

2: Equality

3: Empower people living in poverty

4: Raise the Minimum wage

5: Increase access to education

6: Expand Medicaid

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