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Intergenerational poverty refers to the continual existence of poverty from generation to generation. There have been many disputes to what poverty should refer to. However, for the purpose of this essay poverty would be defined as the access to the income that is insufficient to provide certain physical of social needs. It can be argued that the intergenerational poverty in the Caribbean is as a result of historical legacy, however one cannot argue that culture has nothing to contribute to it. In this essay it would be shown that poverty is caused by a historical legacy likewise because of the passing on of the culture of poverty. The Caribbean country that will be examined is Jamaica. ... Brown felt that there has been neglect in the historical legacy in the Caribbean to the cause of poverty. Historical legacy refers to the past experiences that still exhibit an affect on that country in present day. The Caribbean has had many experiences and has been exploited in many ways, which has caused these countries to become dependent on the ‘First World’ countries. This dependency that the Caribbean has, encourages imports of finished product as well as having great debt, leaving them once more with little control over their countries.
It can be argued that from the beginning of slavery the Caribbean’s economic purpose is for external gain. When on one side external countries gain from the Caribbean, on the other side the Caribbean experience loss. According to Brown the Caribbean served the economic and political interest of the European countries. ... This may refer to the Development theory of the World Systems Order where they found that in the world country has its place and that the Caribbean’s own is defined by their production. Thus Jamaica has no other choice but to provide natural recourses which is not sufficient to neither eradicate nor decrease its poverty.
Approximate Word count = 1539
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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