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Question
Explain the co-relation between the following.
Poverty and Development
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Solution
- Poverty refers to the deprivation of the basic necessities such as food, clothing, health services, education, etc., that determine the quality of life.
- In economic terms, it is expressed as the poverty line. Development means some measurable improvement in some particular area.
- Alleviation or even eradication of poverty is the most important aim of developmental work. Poverty is related to other problems of underdevelopment such as unemployment and inequalities.
- It hinders economic development as well as leads to issues of health, sanitation, and disease, housing, crime, etc. Poverty alleviation i.e., a set of economic and humanitarian measures, such as good governance, economic growth, government support in health education, etc., is important for development.
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