Poverty

 Poverty Poverty is the state of not having enough money or material possessions to live comfortably. Poverty is defined as a state of being unable to meet one's basic necessities. In this context, determining what constitutes basic necessities is necessary before identifying poor people. These can be defined as "those necessary for survival" or more broadly as "those reflecting the community's predominant standard of living." The first criterion would apply exclusively to individuals on the verge of famine or death from exposure; the second would apply to those whose nourishment, housing, and clothes, while adequate for survival, fall short of those of the general population.  Although poverty has existed since the dawn of humanity, its relevance has evolved with time. Poverty had been viewed as unavoidable under traditional (i.e., nonindustrial zed) means of economic production. The total output of goods and services, even if equally distributed, would sti...