Poverty
- 1. POVERTY
- 3. Meaning of Poverty • Poverty is a situation that gives rise to a feeling of discrepancy between what one ‘has’ and what one ‘should have’. • Each person’s feeling and experience of poverty is individual and unique. But the feeling of ‘powerlessness’ and ‘resourcelessness’ is possessed by all poor people. • Poverty indirects a condition in which a person fails to maintain a living standard adequate for his physical and mental efficiency.
- 4. Dimensions of poverty Berstein Henry (1992) has identified the following dimensions of poverty : • Lack of livelihood strategies • Inability to maintain and develop social relations with others as consequences of lack of resources • Feeling of insecurity and frustrations • Inaccessibility to resources (money, land, credit)
- 5. Here are some pictures depicting poverty
- 6. Definition • Adan Smith – “Man is rich or poor according to the degree in which he can afford to enjoy the necessaries, the conveniences and the amusements of human life”. • Godard – “Poverty is an insufficient supply of those things which are requisite for an individual to maintain himself and those dependants upon him in health and vigour”.
- 7. Theories Of Poverty Malthus Theory • According to Malthus, growth of population is the main cause of poverty. Karl Marx Theory • According to Marx, the cause of poverty is – Exploitation of workers by capitalists.
- 10. Main causes of poverty • Over population • Unemployment • Poor income • Mental diseases • Parents death • Political reasons & Government
- 11. Cont… • Poor natural resources • Illiteracy • Socio-economic reasons • Failure of monsoon • Old customs and traditions • Unequal distribution
- 12. Impacts / Problems of poverty • Malnutrition and health • Anti-social activities • Beggary • Terrorism • Child labour • Prostitution • Growth of slums
- 13. Cont… • Poor status • Corruption • Family disorganization • Suicide • Juvenile delinquency • Crime • Failure of people to adjust
- 14. Control of poverty • Develop standard of living • Social welfare services • Rehabilitation programmes • Development of agriculture • Development of industrties • Employment • Free education
- 15. Cont… • Equal distribution • Free training programme • Counselling programme • Youth social service programme • Government plans and programmes