But to the world no bugbear is so great,<br>As want of figur — Poverty | Quote

"But to the world no bugbear is so great, As want of figure and a small estate."

Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a basic standard of living. It can have diverse environmental, legal, social, economic, and political causes and effects. When evaluating poverty in statistics or economics there are two main measures: absolute poverty which compares income against the amount needed to meet basic personal needs,