Poverty Around The World

Global issues
Around the world, in rich or poor nations, poverty has always been present. In most nations today, inequality—the gap between the rich and the poor—is quite high and often widening. Whether the cause is a lack of individual responsibility, bad government policy, exploitation by people and businesses with power and influence, or some combination, many feel high levels of inequality will lead to problems such as increasing crime and violence, and risks social cohesion.