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 * __[[image:poverty.jpg width="321" height="296" align="right"]]Causes of Poverty__**

Poverty is a problem that affects the majority of the population of the world. It affects mainly the LEDCs (less economically developed countries) such as Africa, India etc. However, there is also poverty in the MEDCs but not nearly to the same extent as the LEDCs. There are several reasons why poverty occurs.
 * Lack of money: This is usually triggered by lack of industries and natural resources. Lack of money also means that crucial health equipment cannot be bought and illnesses that would normally be curable in MEDCs become deadly. It also means that shelter cannot be built. This can help disease to spread, and many are packed into a small space. Clean water and food can also be hard to obtain, which leads to starvation and disease.
 * War: When a country has been at war many leave, leaving their industries and businesses behind. Countries also function differently while at war, and most of the country's money is often used for buying weapons and the upkeep of the army, rather than the needs of the citizens. After wars, countries are often left with little money. Many cities are also destroyed during war. Wars can go on for a substantial amount of time, and can seriously damage a country.
 * Famine: In hotter countries, the land can go months without rainfall. This means that crops will not grow properly and therefore will not be harvested. Famines can go on for years at a time, and can have devastating effects.
 * Corrupt government or leaders, who are unable to run the country efficiently. Also, some leaders have little money to spend on the running of their countries. To try and solve this problem, they borrow large sums of money from wealthier leaders around the world, however, then when they eventually run out of this money (maybe due to poor decision making) they are left in a difficult situation: they do not have any money to run their country, and they are severly in debt.