Factors of Poverty in Namibia

The three best predictors of poverty in the U.S are race-ethnicity, education, and sex of the head of household.Race-ethnicity is one of the strongest predictors of poverty, with Native Americans having the highest poverty rates at twenty-seven percent.There are more poorer whites than any other race, but that is only due to the larger population of whites in the U.S.The second predictor of poverty is education.The more education someone has the less chance they have of reaching poverty, but race-ethnicity can still increase someone's chances of reaching poverty no matter what their education level is.The third predictor of poverty is head of household.If a woman is the head of household the chances of poverty are much higher than if a man

Clearly, we can see from the table that 11% of all households whose total amount of population was 1,837,000 lived in poverty. The proportion of poor single person with no children was 19% (population 54,000), whereas sole parent had 21% people (population 232,000) who lived in poverty. However, couple with no children had a 7% of population (population 211,000) living in poverty, whilst the proportion of poor couple with children who was poor account for 12% (933,000). In addition, there was 6% of single aged person who lived in poverty, whereas only 4% aged people (population 48,000) lived in poverty.

In this essay, we are also discussed about classical theory in which we look forward to economy perspective by Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Keynes ideas regarding the consequences of poverty that bring to underdevelopment in Africa. The issues of poverty in Sub-Saharan African always become debate in the world because Africa always exploited by rich country likes European countries. The people in South Africa living under poverty if we look based on the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation stated there 239 million of people in Sub-Saharan Africa were lack of food to eat and malnutrition in 2010 approximately .The numbers of hungry Africans are living under poverty are larger than the population in Asia. The malnourished people in Sub-Saharan

Poverty is present and is an issue not only affecting developing countries, but also society in the lower classes of the developed countries. Known causes of poverty include: economic trends, availability of education, overpopulation, unfavourable environmental conditions or even widespread epidemics. There is a distinct relationship between increased crime rates and poverty. If the standard of living is low, the people living in poverty see a benefit in committing a crime because they justify the risk of getting caught with their basic needs of survival. The rate of violence from individuals from households with incomes below $15,000 was at least 1.5 times greater than higher income groupings (Statistics Canada, 2015). Any combination of factors mentioned would drastically put individuals in an unfavourable position. This is a very difficult cycle to overcome because for most families the importance of making sure their families are fed is greater than their need for an education in their day-to-day lives.

Besides the differences in shantytown and jobs availabilities in Togo and in the United States, the poverty in the household is another critical point which has an impact on family’s life. In my country, some families struggle to afford their children school fees due to the lowest of their income. There is a lot of illiterates in my country because the private and the public school are not free. In the United States, at least the public school is free all way to high school, and everyone who wants can be educated. In another hand, the United States poverty caused divorce in families because of the lack of money that can help to buy what

Poverty was originally inevitable as a result of world affairs, such as slavery, wars and battles for independence. After world affairs has settled, majority of countries recovered from their despair and hardship. Today, the worldwide rate of poverty has dropped dramatically except in sub-Saharan Africa. Jeffery D. Sachs has spent 25 years working in indigent countries of Africa in effort to understand the cause of their endeavors with extreme poverty. Sachs, then, provided an analysis of why extreme poverty exists in Africa and how well developed countries can contribute toward eradicating the complication.

Poverty is the result of the uneven distribution of resources and wealth within the community. People in poverty experience inadequate education, a scarce food supply, lack of proper clothing, and proper shelter. Poverty exists when a household does not obtain the necessary means to meet the minimum quality of life considered normal for the community in which they live. The effect of poverty has the ability to define an entire community. Poverty is generally measured by two alternatives. Those alternatives are Absolute Poverty and Relative Poverty. Lives are being shaped on a daily basis. This is a major problem which must be examined in a close scope. This serious problem has the ability to leave long lasting mental, health, and social issues

African nations easily fall at the bottom of any list that involve economic measures. In fact, “34 of the 50 nations on the UN list of least developed countries are in Africa” (“UN List of Least Developed Countries”) and “40% of people living in sub-Saharan Africa live in absolute poverty” and this is definitely a problem (“Poverty”). Poverty is known as the state of being extremely poor. The causes of Africa’s poverty ranges from “political instability, national debt, discrimination and social inequality, vulnerability to natural disasters, and overpopulation” (“What Are the Causes of Poverty?”). However, these are just a few examples. There are many other economical disasters that are currently happening in Africa. Poverty is a conflict that can easily relate to any other problem, which is why it should be considered the biggest problem in Africa. Moreover, if poverty is reduced, it would solve a number of Africa’s other complications. Poverty has many affects on Africans such as reducing their education, unfortunately gives residents mental and physical issues and diseases, and extra social spending from adults.

In this book, it is found that the author manage to give detail explanations on each factors that is believed to cause poverty. The author makes progress and develops the ideas convincingly by providing adequate information based on statistical data and empirical evidences. In chapter four, the author argues that level of education affects the potential earnings of household. Indeed he writes, “The access to education expands the potential for human capital thereby enabling one to qualify for better-paid jobs” (29). To support his argument, the author proves it based on the results of the survey in which it is presented in table 4.1 that show the distribution of household heads based on the level of general education.

Around the world more than 2.5 billion men, women, and children live in grinding poverty on less than $2- a-day (“Resources, hunger”). This is just one of the many alarming statistics I have found while conducting research on this topic. Children everywhere, especially in rural areas are going through extremely rough times. Regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are among some of the hardest hit population (“Resources, hunger”). Young children, especially girls, are some of the most susceptible because hunger and malnutrition affect their physical and mental development severely (“Resources, hunger”). Men, women, and children around the world are living in poverty; it results in lower literacy rates, chronic hunger, and diseases

The living conditions in poverty areas have been like this since old times. Scholarly reviewed, Family Economics & Nutrition Review of 1997 shows us the clear distinction between the families and deprivations which were counted as-

One of the things that I am most proud of is the fact that I overcame poverty in a third world country and I am now living in the U.S., going to college as an honors student with a 4.00 GPA, leading the Honors Club for the current academic year, and leading my own community project.

Poverty is a remarkably persistent problematic social challenge within the United States that has far-reaching implications. The magnitude and perplexity of poverty and its instigates are a massive predicament of both ethical and economic concern that has many proportions, which demands the country’s immediate attention.

Source: Own compilation based on data obtained from the National Bureau of statistics (Namibia statistics agency) and World Bank (2015). (Strict unemployment)

Poverty is “the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor” (Dictionary.com, 2017). Based off this definition poverty is a condition that can cause a cascade of cause and effect actions that is detrimental to families and individuals both physically and mentally. Haan, Kaplan, & Camacho (2017) completed a study on the correlation between social and economic status and health in adults in Oakland, CA. They found that the lower the socioeconomic class the higher incidents of diseases and deaths related to chronic diseases (p.1161-1162). Just being without money or little money was not the only indication of health indication, a person living in an area with higher poverty issues