Poverty in Pakistan

Poverty is a social problem according to ward bank,

Definition
“A person earning less than one U.S dollar a day is called poor”

Poverty gives birth to many social problems which are given below.

1: Poverty generate illiteracy and ignorance:

Manny children are unable to get education due to this problem.

2: Terrorism is also a product of poverty:

Terrorists trop young children and poor youth by giving lots pf money and trained them to became
terrorists.

3: Crime and social evils:

Crime and social evils are produced under the umbrella of poverty. People commit crime due to poverty.

4: Ill health:

Poverty negatively strikes on the health of poor. Poor do not enjoy better health.

CAUSES OF POVERTY

A. Poor Governance
B. Economic Determinants
C. Social Determinants

A: Poor Governance:
Governance is defined as the manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country's
social and economic resources for 1 development. Good governance implies a capacity to turn
public income into human development outcomes. Good governance is an essential pre-condition
for pro-poor growth as it establishes the enabling regulatory and legal framework essential for the
sound functioning of land, labor, capital and other factor markets.

B: Economic Determinants:
The slowdown in economic growth in Pakistan during the 1990s was a key factor in rising poverty during
the period. Growth declined in all sectors in the 1990s and there was also much greater volatility in the
growth rate, particularly in agriculture. In addition, growth was slower than the average in labor
intensive sectors, such as construction and wholesale and retail trade, and faster than the average in
capital intensive sectors, such as electricity and gas distribution. Thus not only was growth 6 slow, but
was also not pro-poor.

A. Social Determinants:
The economic determinants of poverty are key to understanding the circumstances that can
intensify poverty, or increase the proportion of people falling below the poverty line. The
existence of pervasive poverty, wherein a significant proportion of the population remains poor
over an extended period of time, is attributable more to social than to economic factors. The
impacts of economic causes of poverty tend to be accentuated under a regressive social
structure, and rigid societal mores can act as impediments to the equitable distribution of the
benefits of growth. Some of the social determinants of poverty are discussed as follows.

Conclusion
So, there are so many social problems that people have to face due to lack of money or poverty. We can
overcome this evil by education, the people to gives employ, to helping others and overcome the
increasing inflation in our country.

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