4 TermsHome > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Poverty trap
Poverty trap
A poverty trap is "any self-reinforcing mechanism which causes poverty to persist." If it persists from generation to generation, the trap begins to reinforce itself if steps are not taken to break the cycle.
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Economy
- Category: Economics
- Company: The Economist
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Footwear Category: Childrens shoes
Synthetic materials
Materials other than genuine leather, which are designed to look or function like leather
Contributor
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- General boating(783)
- Sailboat(137)
- Yacht(26)
Boat(946) Terms
- General jewelry(850)
- Style, cut & fit(291)
- Brands & labels(85)
- General fashion(45)
Fashion(1271) Terms
- Lingerie(48)
- Underwear(32)
- Skirts & dresses(30)
- Coats & jackets(25)
- Trousers & shorts(22)
- Shirts(17)
Apparel(222) Terms
- Hand tools(59)
- Garden tools(45)
- General tools(10)
- Construction tools(2)
- Paint brush(1)
Tools(117) Terms
- Advertising(244)
- Event(2)