Siromaštvo
Siromaštvoje izraz koji označava nemogućnost zadovoljavanjaosnovnih ljudskihpotreba, odnosno nedostatak materijalnih sredstava nužnih za održavanježivotaizdravlja.Pod osnovnim ljudskim potrebama se u tom smislu najčešće podrazumijevaju redovnaishrana,odnosno zaštita od prirodnih elemenata (stanovanje). U tom smislu, koji podrazumijeva nedostatak osnovnih potreba, se također koristi izrazi kao što sukrajnje(destitucija) iliapsolutno siromaštvo.
Pojam siromaštva uključuje i stanje u kome je pojedina osoba u stanju zadovoljavati svoje osnovne potrebe, ali ne i druge potrebe (higijena, obrazovanje, rekreacija i sl.) koje se smatraju dijelomživotnog standardaneke države. U tom se slučaju govori o tzv.relativnom siromaštvu.
Iako se kriteriji prema kojima se određuje siromaštvo razlikuju u različitim oblastima, kulturama ili epohama, smatra se kako je većina stanovništva tokom historije bila u stanju apsolutnog ili relativnog siromaštva. Tek jeindustrijska revolucija,a zajedno sa njome vezane ekonomske i društvene promjene, omogućile uvjete za uspješnouklanjanje siromaštvau razvijenim zemljama svijeta. Siromaštvo, koje se tradicionalno smatra glavnim uzrokom većine oblika suvremenedruštvene patologije,odnosno katalizatorom političke nestabilnosti ioružanih sukoba,još uvijek predstavlja problem u zemljamaTrećeg svijeta.
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