Poverty Alleviation And National Development:Prospects And Challenges

This paper attempts to explain the concept of poverty and the root causes of poverty in 'our society. The major focus is identifying the basic strategies for poverty reduction. The research investigation identifies among other things; the role of government, international and other donor organizations in alleviating poverty from our society. The contributions of entrepreneurial development as a vital tool for pqverty eradication were also studied coupled with an in-depth review of the fives basic factors of poverty. It was discovered that ignorance, disease, apathy and ot~ers, if properly handled and addressed will go a longer way in solving the issue of poverty which has eaten deep into the fabric of our society.