Question

Discuss four contributory factors that lead to poverty in your community

Answer 1

Four secondary factors which contribute to poverty in the community are lack of markets, poor infrastructure, poor leadership, bad governance, under-employment. Due to a lack of markets, jobs may not be needed as exports/imports reduce in scale leading to unemployment. Poor infrastructure can lead to a lack of available money in the economy driving less spending and less cash flow, leading to poor resources and facilities within which the social sphere can function. Bad governance can lead to public expenditures being misused or misjudged in their spending, as well as political corruption, which can financially impoverish not only individuals but entire nations. Under-employment is driven by issues in the economy, market and government can increase poverty in the community.