Abstract
Object of the article is to study the causes and factors causing poverty, identify the main directions for solving the problem and taking measures to reduce it in the Bukhara region of the Uzbekistan Republic, taking into account local conditions and opportunities. The article describes the results of a study of the poverty causes and factors, in particular, the social causes, individual human factors affecting the level of poverty, identifies the problems and the segment of the population standing on the poverty “threshold”, as well as the necessary measures and actions fighting poverty. This study reveals the concept of poverty, the problem of which was raised in the country only in the late 2000s. Methods: literature review, questionnaires, interviews, statistical analysis and forecasting. The measures taken by the government to reduce the level of population poverty are analyzed and the author’s approach to solving the problem is proposed, taking into account local conditions and opportunities. The results of the study will make it possible to choose measures to reduce poverty, taking into account the division of the poor into categories depending on the causes of their manifestation. Approach will make it possible to provide targeted and potential-based support to the poor, as well as eliminate identified gaps in the measures taken by the government to overcome poverty in the country. Keywords: poverty, poverty level, causes and factors of poverty, poverty threshold, poverty categories, poverty reduction, poverty reduction measures.