Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1 INTRODUCTION
2 CAUSES
2.1 LACK
OF EDUCATION
2.2 LARGE
SCALE IMPORT
2.3 DIVISION
2.4 MORAL
OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
CULTURE
AND ORDER
2.11 LOW
NATIONAL INCOME
2.12 INCREASE
IN UTILITY CHARGES
2.13 INFLATION
2.14 IMPOSITION
OF TAX
2.15 NONPRODUCTIVE
EXPENDITURES
2.16 LOW
LIVING STANDARD
2.17 LANDLORDISM
2.18 LOW
LIVING STANDARDS
2.19 NEPOTISM
2.20 BACKWARD INFRASTRUCTURE
2.21 LOW
3 EFFECTS
3.1 CHILD
LABOUR IN
PAKISTAN
3.2 CRIMES
AND VIOLENCE
3.3 HEALTH
PROBLEMS
3.4 MORAL
3.5 HOMELESSNESS
3.6 SHORTER
3.7 CHILDREN
LIVES
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
3.8 HUNGER
4 SOLUTIONS
4.1 ENSURING RESOURCES FOR POOR:
4.2 BY EMPOWERING THE POORS
Introduction
The word poverty derived from Latin word pauper means poor. Poverty refers
to the condition of not having the means to afford basic human needs such as clean
water, nutrition, health care, clothing and shelter. Poverty is the condition of
having fewer resources or less income than others within a society or country, or
compared to worldwide averages. Poverty is one of the major social problems which
Pakistan is facing. It is one of the most important and sensitive issue not only for
Pakistan but for the whole world. Poverty can cause other social problems like
theft, bribe, corruption, adultery, lawlessness, injustice etc.
It is the fundamental duty and responsibility of the country to fulfill the basic
needs of its people. Basic needs of man comprises of shelter, food and clothing.
When these needs are not fulfilled they bring about problems termed as socioeconomic problems. Pakistan has also been suffering from these problems. The real
issue is not the presence of these problems in the society. But the extent to which
they are being paid attention and solved. When these problems are not met timely
the results in the form of deviant behavior, drug abuse, smuggling, corruption,
poverty, illiteracy and many other social evils.
Causes of poverty
Lack of education:
people do not have any concept about the modern earning sources. Most
people are unable to adopt technology for their business needs, thats why
business do not meet international standards and results as decrease in
revenue which lead the society to poor financial conditions.
is an agricultural country.
Most of people are farmers by profession. One has land which is fulfilling
the needs of his family but he has to divide the land into his children when
they got young. After division the land is not sufficient to support a family.
Now the families of his children are suffering and spending their lives below
poverty line.
Moral Culture:The main reason for poverty is the social dishonesty and
irresponsible behavior of people. Every one is trying to get rich by using
unfair means. A shop keeper is ready to get whole money from the pocket of
customer. People doing jobs are not performing their duties well. In society
the man considered brave or respectful who do not pay taxes or continuously
violate the laws. This irresponsible behavior continuously increases and
produces loss for the country.
Government Policies:Government
Privatization:Government
country has low reserve assets. So some companies run by government are
sold to foreign investors. The services provided by the companies are
becoming costly. For example if government sold a gas plant then prices for
gas in country rises.
Overpopulation:The
and is among the highest in the world. Since 1947, the population has become
more than triple. Pakistan is almost touching 180 million marks.With limited
resources it is very difficult to control the growing population.The massively
increasing population has almost outstripped the resources in production,
facilities and in job opportunities.
Unemployment:Pakistan
is
poorly
faced
with
the
problem
of
electricity, telephone bills etc. are increasing day by day in Pakistan. More
utility charges lead to reduction in the saving of population and its result is
poverty.
Inflation:High
Imposition of Taxes:Government
Non-Productive Expenditures:Government
Nepotism:Nepotism
Backward
Infrastructure:Non-availability
or
availability
of
of capital formation in
Pakistan is very low. Low rate of capital formation means low opportunities
of employment, low level of productivity and deficit in balance of payment
that leads to poverty. Rate of capital formation is just 5 % and it should be
more than 20 %.
Effects
poverty in Pakistani society that people do not send their children to schools.
As we know that "the child's parents tomorrow" if our children are growing
labourer not only our present society, but face problems in the future. In
Pakistan, nearly 4 million children 5-14 years of age group go (Federal Bureau
of Statistics) to work.The poverty of his formative years in the underground
mines, the work is very dangerous places to work at 50 V, etc., cement
industry, tobacco production, processing, and more with live electrical
failure could force the dissolved
Health Problems:Poor
do not care enough resources. Pakistan ranks 135th out of 194 countries for
this reason that the life expectancy at birth of the index. In Pakistan, the
life expectancy rate at birth is 65 years or less. When the Western
countries it is 80 + years as Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Switzerland,
Iceland, etc. Diseases are more widely spread because poor people cannot
afford hygienic foods and pure drinking water which is much expensive.
I.
Many infants born into poverty have a low birth weight, which is
associated with many preventable mental and physical disabilities. Not
only are these poor infants more likely to be irritable or sickly, they
are also more likely to die before their first birthday.
II.
Poor families experience much more stress than middle-class families.
Besides financial uncertainty, these families are more likely to be
exposed to series of negative events and bad luck, including illness,
depression, eviction, job loss, criminal victimization, and family death.
From a moral and religious values Track: poor people can very
easily in the state of poverty break our ethical and moral codes. They do
not care for the moral or religious value. Good for them is that their
requirements and needs.
Homelessness:Homelessness,
Shorter lives:A
Hunger:Rises in the costs of living making poor people less able to afford
items. Poor people spend a greater portion of their budgets on food than
richer people.Every year nearly 11 million children living in poverty die before
their fifth birthday. 1.02 billion people go to bed hungry every night.
Solutions
ENSURING RESOURCES FOR POOR:
The government should think that all it needs to do to reduce poverty
is to allocate more resources to the poor or to the local governments
who are supposed to represent them.
INCREASING AGRICULTURE:
Focus should be given to boost agriculture (agro-industry, agribusiness and live stocks) to reduce poverty. It is recommended that
incentives and subsidies should be given to the farmers to produce
more output. It promotes jobs, increases income of the farmers,
creates domestic demand for goods and services, help for controlling
DEVELOPMENT IN CONSTRUCTION:
ROLE OF MICROFINANCE:
HEALTH FACILITIES:
The evidence shows that health is a major trigger that pushes people
into poverty and the poor into deeper poverty. Due to the inadequacy
of the governments health facilities, as many as 85 percent of the
poor go to private allopathic medical practitioners for treatment.so
government should provide equal medical facilities across the country.
ECOCOMIC GROWTH:
and other human development activities, like safety net measures, are
essential to reduce poverty.
EDUCATION:
POPULATION: