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poverty trap  

Definition

  • POVERTY TRAP IS a term used to describe several similar phenomena. As an unemployment trap, it refers to a situation in which an increase in income from working leads to an overall decrease in income because of a loss of benefits or other payments. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Poverty Trap]

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