Abstract: Paper deals with the main reasons causing poverty and its negative social consequences for population. Poverty in post-soviet countries is compared to one in the EU countries and the differences in poverty measurement methodology are discussed. In One section authors discuss in details the poverty in Georgia and changes that occurred in its measurement methodology in last 10 years. In the paper current state of poverty is shown. In the last sections ways for overcoming of poverty are provided together with recommendations that government should follow in order to reduce poverty and increase standard of living in the country.
Keywords: poverty; Georgia; standard of living; subsistence minimum, reasons behind poverty.
Title: Main Reasons behind Poverty, Its Social Consequences and the Ways to Overcome It (Case of Georgia)
Author: Ketevan Marshava, Irakli Makalatia
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Research Publish Journals
