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Nowadays poverty is one of the major concerns in many parts of the world. Give causes and solutions

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Recent research across the globe has shown that at least
three fourth
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 of the world population is forced to live below the
poverty
 line.
This
 essay will explore how
unemployment
 and illiteracy are considered the root causes of
this
 concern and how through proper
government
 policies we can curtail
this
 menace. There are myriad factors that are often considered the driving force behind
poverty
.
Firstly
, the leading cause of
this
 global issue is
unemployment
. People who do not have appropriate
jobs
 related to their education are unable to earn sufficient money to support their families.
This
 fact can be better explained by the
unemployment
 crisis of Brazil in 2008, which increased the
poverty
 rate by many folds.
Thus
,
unemployment
 breeds the financial crisis.
Secondly
, illiteracy is another main reason
of
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 the monetary hardships.
As people
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People
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 who do not have any skills or technical education cannot find
jobs
 because most industries need skilled workers. Take the example of Cambodia, whose finance minister said in his interview that joblessness in the country is mainly
due to
 the lack of technical training institutes.
Hence
, illiteracy can be deemed as a major factor of
poverty
.
However
, there are certain viable (proper, appropriate, plausible, pragmatic) measures that can be taken to curb
this
 problem. The
government
 should establish vocational training institutes to train
masses
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 for
jobs
 in industries. In
this
 way, people can earn substantial money to pull their families out of the financial crisis.
Moreover
, the
government
 should invite foreign investors to start businesses in the country. New companies can generate more
jobs
 and end the issue of
unemployment
. To
sum-up
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, even though the causes of
this
 problem are widespread
but
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with effective planning on the part of the
government
, we can tackle
this
 issue.

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