INTRODUCTION for the EFFECTS of POVERTY

It becomes all the more important to understand the effects of poverty on people, when you take into consideration the fact that as many as 1.7 billion people live in absolute poverty. Continue reading for more information on poverty and its effects on the humans all over the world.

The condition characterized by lack of basic human needs as a result of inability to afford them is referred to as 'poverty'. These basic human needs range from drinking water and shelter to basic health care and education. While this condition is also referred to as 'absolute poverty', it differs from 'relative poverty' wherein the affected people have lesser resources as compared to others in the society. Irrespective of whether you take into consideration the statistics pertaining to the United States alone or the world as whole, the causes and effects of poverty have a gruesome picture to portray. Some of the most common causes of poverty the world over are overpopulation, unequal distribution of resources, unemployment, etc. Similarly some of the most obvious effects of poverty, on the other hand, include health problems, homelessness, etc.

HUNGER as the EFFECTS of POVERTY

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CRIME as the EFFECTS of POVERTY

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DEATH as the EFFECTS of POVERTY

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