Authors :
Edwin Sakah Nsah
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 6 - June
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8074877
Abstract :
A lot of poverty writers explained that the
conceptualization and dimension of poverty influence the
ground rules of poverty policies and programs. This
piece analyses the academic and empirical study on the
causes of poverty and also how poverty can be
controlled. The causes of poverty are many but these
causes have been grouped under three main headings;
individual influence, cultural influence and structural
influence. Constructing a good knowledge on any of
these opposing concepts shape the way in which poverty
can be handled. Sustainable livelihood approach has
been used in this article to share the concern that the
economic well-being of the poorest of the poor ought to
be understood from their perspective. The approach
encourages a bottom-top methodology as it stresses that
the poor should be at the core when developing any
poverty reduction strategies for them. The source of data
for this study is literature review (published books and
other journal articles).
The paper may add more understanding into the
ways in which poverty can be studied or handled. The
paper strongly proposes that if poverty is caused by
individual influence, the best way to deal with poverty
should be to boost the emotional state of the poor
through self-help strategies. This can be done by
eliminating other forms of help given to the
underprivileged in the form of family allowance. Family
allowance encourages laziness. If poverty is caused by
cultural influence, cultures should be replaced by a
means that inspires creative work, assets, and collective
responsibility. Lastly, if deficiency is caused by
structural influence, there should be improvement in the
schooling system. Government should create more jobs,
and support the growth of micro, small, and medium
businesses. This will bridge the inequality gap especially
when a Sustainable livelihood approach is applied.
A lot of poverty writers explained that the
conceptualization and dimension of poverty influence the
ground rules of poverty policies and programs. This
piece analyses the academic and empirical study on the
causes of poverty and also how poverty can be
controlled. The causes of poverty are many but these
causes have been grouped under three main headings;
individual influence, cultural influence and structural
influence. Constructing a good knowledge on any of
these opposing concepts shape the way in which poverty
can be handled. Sustainable livelihood approach has
been used in this article to share the concern that the
economic well-being of the poorest of the poor ought to
be understood from their perspective. The approach
encourages a bottom-top methodology as it stresses that
the poor should be at the core when developing any
poverty reduction strategies for them. The source of data
for this study is literature review (published books and
other journal articles).
The paper may add more understanding into the
ways in which poverty can be studied or handled. The
paper strongly proposes that if poverty is caused by
individual influence, the best way to deal with poverty
should be to boost the emotional state of the poor
through self-help strategies. This can be done by
eliminating other forms of help given to the
underprivileged in the form of family allowance. Family
allowance encourages laziness. If poverty is caused by
cultural influence, cultures should be replaced by a
means that inspires creative work, assets, and collective
responsibility. Lastly, if deficiency is caused by
structural influence, there should be improvement in the
schooling system. Government should create more jobs,
and support the growth of micro, small, and medium
businesses. This will bridge the inequality gap especially
when a Sustainable livelihood approach is applied.
