"Why are the poor impoverished? Who has the power to end poverty—"God" or "the government"? The most important Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 is "No Poverty." Since a long time, several governmental and non-governmental groups have been fighting to eradicate poverty. However, a distorted view of poverty has contributed to the failure of much of their work as well as a number of anti-poverty programs throughout the years. Numerous ideas, methods, social scientists, and award winners often fail to identify the root causes of poverty. Understanding poverty in all of its guises, including its root causes, is necessary to put an end to it. For meaningful evaluations of what really affects the poor and their poverty, careful consideration must be given to the pieces of evidence. Through fascinating case studies, the writers dive deeply into the human mind to explain why the poor are poor. A book called overcoming poverty: By Henry B. Allen helps broaden people's perspectives on the poor and poverty.