Causes of poverty
Discrimination + social inequality
Vulnrability
Wars+ political problems
national debt
History
Many of the poorest nations in the world used to be colonies.
many former colonies carry significant national debt due to loans from wealthier nations and international financial institutions. The problem for these countries is that for every $1 received in grant aid, they have to pay back an average of $2.30.
The Democratic Republic Of Congo was a colony. Ever since it became an independent country,
It has been ravaged by war.
Children didnt recieve immumisation cause the goverment couldnt afford it.
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natural disaters
Many areas have poverty due to the lack of jobs.
In many countries where war and political problems exist, we can often trace the origins of the problems back to colonialism.
These colonies were slave exporting areas
Coloinies were slave exporting areas and regions from which resources have been taken
The nations that grant these loans often insist on the poorer countries buying expensive products from them. This means that there is less money to invest in education, healthcare and jobs.
less money
Therefore, the poorer countries become poorer and get caught in a cycle of poverty. a cycle of poverty is when poverty keeps happening because the causes of poverty are not dealt with.
Zambia is an example of such a country. Massive debt and interference from the people who gave Zambia loans meant large cuts were made in health and education.
Many children did not receive immunisation because the government was too poor to provide the service.