4. Relative poverty:
Relative poverty refers
to the standard that is
defined in terms of
society in which an
individual lives and
therefore differs
between countries and
6. For example, a person who
lives in a home with a mud
floor is considered severely
deprived of shelter. Person
who never attended school
and cannot read is
considered severely
deprived of education. A
person who has no
7. Causes of poverty
Rapid rising population:
The population during last 45
years has increased at the rate
of 2.2%per annum.on average 17
million peoples are added every
year which raises the demand
for consumption goods.
8. Low productivity in agriculture:
The level of productivity
in agriculture is low due
to subdivided and
fragmented holdings,
lack of capital, use of
traditional methods of
cultivation. This is the
9. Low rate of economic development:
The rate of economic
development in India
has been below the
required
level.Therefore,there
persists a gap between
level of availability and
10. Unemployment:
The continuously expanding
army of unemployed is
another cause of poverty.The
job seeker is increasing in
number at higher rate than
the employment
opportunities
11. Political factors:
Due to politicians the country get
corrupted because poverty is the mass
destruction of people. They enjoy the
luxury life by making black money and
making the country to get debt from
other countries. Due to this the above
things happens.
12. Effects of poverty
SOCIAL:
oHigh infant mortality and
annual death rate.
oIncrease in hygiene and
diet related disease
oIncreased crime rate
oIncreased rate of
homeless people.
13. Political:
o Increased risk of war:
Nations that are unable to
keep up with world
economy,Lack raw materials
and markets to do so may
turn to war in a bid to obtain
new markets for its goods.
14. Terrorism
oPoverty too major factor
in explaining the spike in
terrorism in recent years.
oAnalyst have been able to
point out that politically
and economically weak
nations often fall prey to
terrorism
15. Corruption
o Corruption also leads to poverty. This
is also a main factor. Because of
politicians care about their own family
not caring about the people. This
leads to price rises, crime rises,
poverty also rises. The sufferers are
ultimately the poor people.
