Zusammenfassung der Ressource
What are the
causes of world
poverty?
- Environmental Problems
- Frequent
natural
disasters can
destroy
communities
- Poor countries do
not have resilience
to withstand these
disasters
- Disasters are getting
more frequent because
of man-made pollution
- Healthcare
- Lack of it means
many die
unnecessarily
- Difficult for families
and communities to
develop economically
- Conflict
- War and civil conflict use
up money for arms, etc
- Drives people
from their homes
and destroys
livelihoods
- Poor leadership
- Corrupt rulers
waste resources
and make bad
decisions
- Bring economic
collapse
- HIV/AIDS
- Often affect
young adults -
the work force
- A weak work
force = prevention
of development of
a country
- Debt
- Take lots of loans,
and now have to pay
them all back
- Trade barriers
- unfair trade
rules benefit
rich countries
- Poor countries have to
compete with rich
countries' subsidised
products - so they never
really win