The nature and causes of poverty: an overview.

摘要: In seeking to develop — include rather than exclude we need ensure that; family incomes are sufficient provide access adequate levels of food, shelter and clothing, educational employment opportunities exist for all, government both local national is open participatory, closed dictatorial. The failure satisfying incomes, human capital enhancing or democratic rights results in poverty whether it be physical intellectual exclusion. order redress this, economic social policy paramount importance. However, measure the effectiveness articulate objectives (to set goals) derive quantifiable indicators which allow us evaluate just how far have moved towards realising those goals1. Yet, as shall see this paper, deriving a universally accepted indicator no easy task each commonly deployed used when assessing has its own merits demerits.