Sentence examples for a cause of poverty from inspiring English sources

A4 Suggesting a Cause of Poverty A United Nations report said bad government was responsible for poverty in many countries.

Teenage childbearing is "a symptom, not a cause" of poverty and economic immobility, Mr. Levine said in an interview.

Amy Laiken Chicago, Oct. 18, 2010 • To the Editor: The concept of culture as a cause of poverty and the related academic debate are primarily politically driven.

The use of culture as a cause of poverty provides an academic hook to explain away real major causes of poverty like race, class and disability.

Child poverty campaigners say that problem debt is not a cause of poverty but often a symptom, and point out that family breakdown, drug and alcohol addiction are not the exclusive preserve of poor families – these could just as well apply to well-off families.

Have they convinced you that debt repayment by the poorer countries is causing hunger and disease and that U.S. affluence is a cause of poverty in the less-developed economies?

He suggests the government might need to move from its existing child poverty measures to "a causes of poverty target" – tracking teen pregnancy and kids dropping out of schools or getting into trouble with the criminal justice system at an early stage.

"Our health is a result of our poverty but it's also a cause of continued poverty," Bailey said.

Indeed awareness of the association between NCDs and poverty is growing with the NCD Alliance, consisting of four international NGO federations, advocating for the recognition that NCDs are a major cause of poverty, a barrier to economic development and a global emergency [ 31].

Without such policies, having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in our nation.

As noted by MomsRising, having a baby is a leading cause of "poverty spells" in the U.S. -- when income dips below what's needed for basic living expenses.