<P> In Bangladesh, the United Nations has found that marital instability is one of the main sources of poverty among women, along with overpopulation, and corruption of government . </P> <P> The Fraser Institute, a public policy think - tank have reported that characteristics increasing Canadians' risk of "experiencing persistent low income" include "having a physical or mental disability, being part of a lone - parent family, and having less than a high school education ." </P> <P> From 1921 to 2001 food prices increased due to a change in the policies of commodity prices which increased the poverty rate . From 1960 to 2009 slow economic growth has contributed to the persistence of poverty and has also contributed to the non-poor becoming poor . Although poverty has been reduced overall, the inequality of poverty has increased according to the Asian Development Bank . </P> <P> Unemployment was the leading cause of poverty within the US . In 1999 and 2005, 71 percent of the families that were below the poverty line did not have any working family members . Among the families below the poverty line that had at least one family member working, low wages and insufficient benefits were also leading causes . </P>

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