Category: Poverty Issues
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Should A Government Financially Support Those In Poverty?
The question of how much responsibility the government should bear in reducing poverty has fueled discussions for quite some time. On the one hand, proponents of government intervention argue that a strong social safety net is essential to protect those most at risk. Conversely, critics assert that such policies can foster a dependency culture and […]
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Poverty And Problems: Inequality And Marginalization
Poverty is more than simply an absence of financial resources; it’s a multifaceted issue that extends well beyond mere earnings. Poverty manifests as an inability to fulfill fundamental necessities like nourishment, education, medical care, and shelter. This condition is frequently worsened by systemic issues such as social inequality and marginalization, barriers that limit opportunities for […]
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How Does Poverty Lead To Social Injustices?
Poverty and social injustice are closely entwined today, forming a self-perpetuating loop that grows harder to dismantle over time. Even as we advance technology, experience economic growth, and achieve milestones in social equality, a sizable segment of society continues to be sidelined, lacking access to fundamental necessities and avenues for upward mobility. How Does Poverty […]
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Why Is A Study On Poverty Important?
If a student wants to measure the perimeter of a triangle, he starts with the definitions and studies the formula. Then if we want to measure the amount of food provided for millions of impoverished households, what do we study? Poverty! The term “poverty” is broader than our usual conceptions; it doesn’t simply imply that […]
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Poverty And Problems: Environmental Pollution
Continuing in the “Poverty And Problems” series, the topic of this blog post will talk about the problems that any country in the world is currently facing: environmental issues and global warming. Perhaps many people wonder what poverty has to do with environmental pollution and the abuse of natural resources. This article will answer this […]
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What Is Ecological Poverty?
A household that lives below the poverty line is a poor one. However, are monetary factors, more specifically the income, enough to decipher the poverty level a family has to face? That is why some economists uphold the theory of Ecological Poverty, which considers another fundamental attribution of human life – the environment. What Determines […]
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Breaking The Cycle Of Poverty
The Cycle of Poverty describes a loop in which poverty persists in a whole family’s tree for years: a child lives in impoverishment, grows up unemployed, and later cannot secure sufficient finance for their family. How to break this seemingly endless chain of devastation? How can a child grow up receiving adequate resources to develop […]
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Poverty And Problems: Family
In my second article on Poverty and Problems, I will write about a topic that is perhaps quite surprising to many people: Family. Many of us have seen articles or news programs reporting on broken marriages of politicians, rich billionaires, or celebrities in newspapers or on television. This makes many people mistakenly think that it […]
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The Relationship Between Poverty And World Hunger
It is already the 21st Century, and food produced by worldwide farmers is abundant to feed everyone. Why are we still thinking about hunger? Unfortunately, poverty and hunger are still one of the most pressing issues due to a straightforward reason: around 690 million people in the world suffered from hunger in 2020. While you […]
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Poverty And Problems: Migration And Immigration
As I have introduced in previous blog posts, poverty is the root cause of many social problems and ills. That’s why I want to post a series of blog posts about poverty and its effects on people and society. And in the first blog post, one of the topics that are receiving great attention from […]