Social Causes of Poverty

Question 1

education
POINT

Answer 1

one social cause of poverty in the developing world is poor education. poor education exists due to marginalisation, lack of teachers and an underdeveloped economy.

Question 2

education
EXPLAIN

Answer 2

marginalisation means that children cannot get access to education because girls for cultural reasons are expected to marry and start a family, it is not seen as important for girls to get an education and boys are expected to work instead of going to school. lack of teachers is due to the cost of running an education system, training and employing teachers and employing teachers. a lack of teachers leads to oversized classes and undertrained, uneducated teachers. if an economy is weak, the government won’t have money to build and fund schools.

Question 2

education
EXAMPLE

Answer 2

according to the united nations girls’ education initiative, more than 700,000 girls in uganda aged between 6 and 12 have never attended school

Question 2

education
ANALYSIS

Answer 2

poor education -> lack of qualifications -> struggle to secure employment -> lack of income -> children born into poverty

Question 3

education
EVALUATION

Answer 3

unicef is a un agency which enters countries in the developing world which are suffering from poor education and aim to help improve it. unicef have helped to train teachers and build new classrooms. thanks to unicef 12 million more children in the developing world are gaining an education and there have been 415 new classrooms built.

Question 3

education
LINK TO Q

Answer 3

meaning while poor education is undoubtedly a leading cause of poverty in the developing world there is work being done to address this case.

Question 3

lack of infrastructure
POINT

Answer 3

infrastructure is the basic physical and organisational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise

Question 3

lack of infrastructure
EXPLAIN

Answer 3

lack of infrastructure is a problem for rural communities because farmers can produce crops to sell but poor roads prevent them from transferring their produce to bigger towns and cities which means they cannot sell them. this can also impact individuals not being able to get access to school, or hospitals.

Question 4

lack of infrastructure
EXAMPLE

Answer 4

ethiopia needs new airports, railways, electricity grids etc if it is to trade internationally. in 2022, 600 million people (half of africa’s population) still lacked access to electricity.

Question 5

lack of infrastructure
ANALYSIS

Answer 5

lack of roads/transport -> people cannot access basic needs -> lack of sewage system -> people are drinking dirty water -> ill health -> ill people cannot be helped/kids can’t go to school -> more people cannot work, earn money or contribute to the economy.

Question 6

lack of infrastructure
EVALUATION

Answer 6

many governments are now spending money on improving infrastructure because they see it as a key method in transforming their country into a valuable trading partner. in october 2023, the uk announced that there would be a £48 million boost in funding to improve infrastructure in lower income countries.

Question 7

lack of infrastructure
LINK TO Q

Answer 7

these changes could lead to lower levels of poverty because infrastructure is being invested in.