Poverty is frequently thought of in terms of material or multidimensional deprivation. While such conceptualizations point to solutions (more income, better health, more education, security, etc. ), they do not provide insight into the causes of poverty or the processes that lead to poverty.

Poverty's multidimensionality can be handled in a variety of ways, including economic, political, social, and environmental factors. The advantage of focusing on these characteristics is that it helps to put poverty into context. The strategy is structural, and it aims to draw attention to poverty's objective qualities.