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voluntary poverty  

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  • Poverty is usually seen as an involuntarily problem, an economic, structural, and social condition that is undesirable and, for any number of reasons, often forced upon someone against their will. It is accepted that no one normally wants to live in poverty. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Voluntary Poverty]

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