Title: Cycle of poverty - Wikipedia
Headings: Cycle of poverty
Cycle of poverty
Contents
Causes of the cycle
Chronic general poverty
Non-circular causes of poverty
Factors maintaining personal poverty
Internal and external factors sustaining poverty
Systemic factors
Emotional factors – bias
Decision-making
Intergenerational
Medical factors – mental illnesses
Summary
Choices and culture
Discrimination and concentration
Generational poverty
Early childhood adversity and basic needs stressors contributing to the cycle of generational poverty
Family background
Lack of jobs due to deindustrialization
Effects of modern education
Culture of poverty
Life shocks
Tracking in education
Theories and strategies for breaking the cycle
General approaches
Two-generation poverty alleviation approach
Effects on children
Developing world
See also
References
External links

Content: Metrics for these conditions include: Low gross domestic product or overall low productivity, failing to produce enough wealth for the population as a whole to escape poverty
High unemployment, creating poverty for the unemployed and putting downward pressure on wages
High income inequality, creating poverty by allocating wealth unevenly
Low social mobility, perpetuating poverty for a given person or family
There are also various poverty metrics that directly indicate its extent, generally involving income, wealth, or both. It can be measured on an absolute scale (which might put almost an entire country's population below the poverty line) or in a relative way, identifying people who are poor compared to others in the same country. Countries with chronically low levels of economic development fail to provide opportunities for many individuals to leave poverty. These may be caused by: Problems with the means of production : Lack of or poor quality infrastructure
Widespread lack of skills needed for employment (including literacy) or high-wage employment
Lack of equipment and automation that would boost productivity
Economic mismanagement, such as regulatory failure
Widespread corruption
Inability of the government to guarantee stable market conditions, including physical security and enforceable property rights
High burden of disease
Barriers to international trade, possibly including international sanctions
Non-circular causes of poverty
Generally poor economic conditions can also be due to temporary causes, which might not result in a "cycle of poverty" if the economy recovers thereafter. Temporary economic problems can be caused by: Recession (for which there are many causes) and the lower-activity portion of the business cycle
Climate change
Disasters
War, whether through direct destruction or general funding burden
Natural disasters, including storms, drought, and earthquakes
Epidemics
Famine
Anthropogenic disasters, including accidents
A one-time event, whether affecting the economy in general or personal in nature, can push a given person or family into poverty, after which they enter the "cycle of poverty" which is difficult to escape. Examples of personal events that can have a negative economic impact include: