Re: Is personal responsibility the biggest factor in poverty?
As I grow older, I’ve come to realize that personal effort often pales in comparison to the power of existing social systems. Poverty isn’t just about the lack of financial resources—what’s even more disheartening is that discussions about poverty are usually led by those who have never experienced it themselves.
Poverty is not caused by one or two factors in a country only but there are various other ancillary factors in addition to the socio economic condition of a country. Poverty is caused by the geographical location of some countries especially if the country is located in an environment where it is not possible to produce agricultural products and has to depend on exports of other countries for agricultural products. Again if a country lacks education among its population and also if that country has to depend on importing goods from other countries for mineral resources especially energy and infrastructural development then that country gradually turns into a poor population.It is true that there are dozens of reasons why a country becomes poor, but if you think that geography is the cause of poverty, I don't think so. I believe that a country's economy depends entirely on government policy and leadership. They need to know clearly the strengths and weaknesses of their country and from there have strategic plans to boost the economy. They cannot tell the people that because our country is geographically disadvantaged, our economy cannot develop.
Japan can be an example, they are not a country with an ideal geographical location. Their country is just an archipelago surrounded by sea and mountains, not to mention their specialty is many earthquakes and volcanoes
. Overall, Japan's geographical location is not favorable, but they are one of the countries with the highest GDP in the world. Not to mention, they were the only country to suffer the severe consequences of nuclear bombs in World War II, but look at how they stood up and developed. It can be said that it is all thanks to the talented leadership of the government and the resilient spirit of the Japanese people.