Poverty

Question

The nature of one's employment is one of the determinants of one's poverty. Elaborate.

Answer

Widespread unemployment is one of the main causes of poverty in India. The number of unemployed people is increasing every year. The problem of unemployment is the main cause of poverty in India. The problem of unemployment has many forms such as open enmployment, disguised unemployment, seasonal unemployment and so on. The labour force of the country remains unemployed, idle and unutilised because of unemployment. On the other hand, the number of people dependent on the working population increases. As a result, the level of income and purchasing power goes down. The unemployment is responsible for poverty.

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