Poverty

Running Head : Poverty

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TOC \o "1-3 " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " Poverty PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 2

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " Introduction PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 2

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " A brief overview of global poverty PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 2

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " Theoretical explanations of poverty PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 3

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 (a ) Malthusian theory PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 3

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 (b ) Poverty as a personal failure

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HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 (c ) Poverty as a structural failure PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " Causes of poverty PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 (a ) Colonial histories PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 (b ) Poor leadership and corruption PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 (c ) Warfare PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 (d ) Natural disasters PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " Effects of poverty PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 (a ) Intensive hunger PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 (b ) Poor health and high mortality rates PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 6

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 (c ) High crime rates in the society PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 6

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 (d ) Extensive environmental degradation PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 7

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " Current efforts to address poverty PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 7

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " References PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 9

Poverty

Introduction

The ability to identify the causes of poverty and resulting...