Pavati a jinaral skiesiti, ar di stiet a smadi uu lak soertn amount a matiirial pozeshan armoni.[1] A moltifasit kansep, we ingkluud suoshal, ikanamik, ah palitikal eliment.[2] Pavati kiah difain az aida absoluut ar relitiv.Extriim pavati ardestityuushan refa tu di lak a miinz nesiseri fi miit biesik niid laka fuud,kluodin ah shelta.[3] Relitiv pavati tek ina kansidarieshan indivijal suoshal ah ikanamik stietos kompier tu di res a sasayati.
Afta diindoschrial revaluushan,mas prodokshan ina fakchri eh-mek prodokshan gudz ingkriisinli les expensiv ah muo axesebl. Muo impuortant a di madanizieshan aagrikolcha, lakafotilaiza, fi provaid anof yiil fi fiid di papilieshan.[4] Fi rispan tu biesik niid kiah rischrik bai kanschrient pah gobament abiliti fi diliva saabis, lakakoropshan,tax avaidans,det ahluon kandishanaliti ah bai dibrien jrien a elt kier ah edikieshanal profeshanal. Schratiji a ingkriis ingkom fi mek biesik niid muo afuodebl tipikali ingkluud welfier,ikanamik friidam ah provaid finanshal saabis.[5]
Pavati ridokshan a mieja guol ah ishu fi nof intanashinal aaganizieshan laka diYunaitid Nieshan ah diWol Bangk. Di Wol Bangk fuokyaas se 702.1 million people ena-lib ina exchriim pavati ina 2015, dong frah 1.75 bilian ina 1990.[6] Outa demaya, bout 347.1 milian piipl lib ina Sob-Sa'aaran Afrika (35.2% a di papilieshan) ah 231.3 milian lib ina Sout Ieja (13.5% a di papilieshan). Bitwiin 1990 ah 2015, di posentij a di wol papilieshan we lib ina exchriim pavati jrap frah 37.1% tu 9.6%, biluo 10% fi di fos taim.[7] Nondiles, grantid di korant ikanamik magl, bil pahGDP, iwuda tek 100 ier fi bring di wol puoris op tu di priivios pavati lain a $1.25 a die.[8] Exchriim pavati a gluobal chalinj; iabzoerv ina aal paat a di wol, ingkluudn ina divelop ikanami.[9][10]UNICEF estimiet aaf a di wol pitni (ar 1.1 bilian) lib ina pavati.[11] Iweh-aagiu bai som akademik se diniolibaral palisidem we promuot bai gluobal finanshal instityuushan laka diIMF ah di Wol Bangk dem a akchali egzasabiet buot inikualiti ah pavati.[12]
