How does war affect poverty?

Answer 1

War affects poverty in many ways. To start off with war disrupts the production of food because it is not as easy to produce food when there is a war in the middle of your city/town. Secondly most of the male workers and farmers would be fighting in the war which results in less food production. Finally less food means the price rises and those in poverty can not afford the food. This also puts more people in poverty hope that helps :)

Answer 2

The material and human destruction caused by warfare is a major development problem. For example, from 1990 to 1993, the period encompassing Desert Storm, per capita GDP in Iraq fell from $3500 to $761. The drop in average income, while a striking representation of the drop in the well-being of the average Iraqi citizen in the aftermath of the war, fails to capture the broader affects of damages to the infrastructure and social services, such as health care and access to clean water.