Poverty

Poverty is general scarcity or dearth, or the

state of one who lacks a certain amount of
material possessions or money.
It is a multifaceted concept, which includes
social, economic political elements.
Poverty seems to be chronic or temporary,
and most of the time it is closely related to
inequality. As a dynamic concept, poverty is
changing and adapting according to
consumption patterns, social dynamics and
technological change.

Types of Poverty
Absolute Poverty
It is the extreme kind of poverty involving the
chronic lack of basic food, clean water, health
and housing. Poeple in absolute poverty tend
to struggle to live and experience a lot of child
deaths from preventable diseases like malaria,
cholera and water-contamination related
diseases. This type is usually long term in
nature, and often handed to them by
generations before them. This kind of poverty
is usually not common in the developed world.

Types of Poverty
Relative Poverty
This kind is usually in relation to other
members and families in the society. For
example, a family can be considered poor if it
cannot afford vacations, or cannot buy
presents for children at Christmas, or cannot
send its young to the university. Even though
they have access to government support for
food, water, medicine and free housing, they
are considered poor because the rest of the
community have access to superior services
and amenities.

Types of Poverty
Situational Poverty (Transitory)
People or families can be poor because
of some adversities like earthquakes,
floods or a serious illness. Sometimes,
people can help themselves out of this
situation quickly if they are given a bit of
assistance, as the cause of their
situations was just one unfortunate
event.

Types of Poverty
Generational or Chronic Poverty
This is a more complicated type and we will
see a detailed example here. This is when
poverty is handed over to individuals and
families from generations before them. In this
type, there is usually no escape from it, as
people are trapped in its causes and have no
access to tools that will help them get out of
it.

CAUSES OF POVERTY
1. Income inequality
2. Conflicts and Unrests
3. Location, adverse ecology and location
4. Natural disasters
5. Ill Health and Disability
6. Inheritance of Poverty
7. Education, Training and skills
8. Gender discrimination

Effects of Poverty:
Malnutrition- rare access to highly nutritious
foods
Health - includes things from disease to life
expectancy
Education- people living in poverty are unable
to attend school from a very early stage
Economy- influences employment rates
heavily
Society- homelessness, crime, family problems

Statistics

The 15 poorest provinces in the

country in the first 6 months of 2012
were:
Lanao del Sur - 68.9%
Apayao - 59.8%
Eastern Samar - 59.4%
Maguindanao - 57.8%
Zamboanga del Norte - 50.3%
Davao Oriental - 48%
Ifugao - 47.5%
Sarangani - 46.5%
Negros Oriental - 45.3%
Masbate - 44.2%
North Cotabato - 43.9%
Northern Samar - 43.7%
Bukidnon - 43.3%
Lanao del Norte - 42.5%

In contrast, the least poor provinces in

the first semester were:
2nd district of NCR (Mandaluyong, Marikina,
Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan) - 3.1%
4th (Las Pinas, Makati, Muntinlupa,
Paranaque, Pasay City, Pateros, Taguig) and
1st (City of Manila) districts of NCR - 3.8%
Cavite - 4.1%
Benguet - 4.3%
3rd district of NCR (Caloocan, Malabon,
Navotas, Valenzuela) - 4.9%
Laguna - 6.3%
Pampanga - 6.4%
Bulacan - 6.7%
Bataan - 7.3%
Rizal - 7.6%
Ilocos Norte - 11%

Poverty
By:
Aguaras, Hannah Dorothy
Daraug, Aura Jacob
Dogoldogol, Joielle
Dublado, Katrina Joy
Tabangcora, Shaira Mae

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http://
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http://www.poverties.org/effects-of-poverty.html

http://www.bles.dole.gov.ph/learnstat/10_Poverty%20statistics.pdf

http://www.eschooltoday.com/poverty-in-the-world/types-of-poverty.html

http://www.eapn.eu/en/what-is-poverty/how-is-poverty-measured

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