IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF) e- ISSN: 2321-5933, p-ISSN: 2321-5925. Volume 9, Issue 3 Ver. III (May - June 2018), PP 30-36 www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/5933-0903033036 www.iosrjournals.org 30 | Page Study of Poverty and It’s Solution In West Muna District Southeast Sulawesi Province Halim Hasanuddin Bua Nuddin Faculty of Economics and Business, Halu Oleo University Abstrack. The objectives of this research are: (1) to record or identify the number of poor people in West Muna Regency, (2) to know the factors that cause the poor in West Muna District, (3) to seek or find the best solution in order to eliminate or poverty alleviation in West Muna District, (4) formulating appropriate policy strategies in relation to poverty reduction efforts in West Muna District, and (5) formulating / reviewing both qualitatively and quantitatively and establishing a model of poverty reduction efforts in West Muna District. The benefits expected in this research are: (a) for the people of West Muna Regency, that is to know about poverty situation in their area, (b) for Southeast Sulawesi Government, that is synchronization of policy in order to build society prosperity (BAHTERAMAS) as (c) for the Government of West Muna District,, ie as a reference in formulating policies on poverty reduction efforts in the region, and (d) for scientists, namely as an extension and development of science, especially which relates to the poverty situation. The method used in this research is a participatory approach and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the people of West Muna District,, especially those living in poverty (poor). While the analytical tool used is descriptive qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative descriptive includes a review of the condition of the people of West Muna District and the situation of the Government as a New Autonomous Region (DOB). While the quantitative study of the description of dependent variables and independent factors causing poverty and efforts to overcome it. The results show that poverty is a major problem of national and regional development characterized by vulnerability, helplessness, isolation and inability to convey aspirations. In general there are several problems or problems related to poverty: (a) economic problems, (b) social problems, (c) problems of natural conditions, and (d) policy problems and implementation of poverty reduction programs. Regionally, West Muna District is a New Autonomous Region (DOB), where the area consists of 11 Subdistricts, where there are 15,661 houses and 4,875 poor families. Solutions for poverty reduction in West Muna District, are as follows: (1) increasing GRDP, (2) improving the quality of human resources, (3) increasing wage rates for workers, (4) increasing the number of companies (industry), and (5) counseling to the community Keywords - poverty, causal factors, counter measures -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Submission: 18-06-2018 Date of acceptance: 03-07-2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. INTRODUCTION Poverty is a mysterious factor in life. Economically, poverty is a thing which does not fulfill the necessities of life. The link between natural resources and poverty can be said that poverty can occur due to lack of natural resource potential. From the point of view of human resources, poverty occurs due to low productivity, high unemployment, and non-creative (lazy) people or human resources. Poverty is an obstacle that many groups of developing countries face. The emergence of this poverty can occur due to the unstable economic situation, where economic growth does not reach the target. In developing countries there is a cycle of poverty, where poverty occurs due to several things: a. The level of per capita income / national income of a country is very low. b. Low productivity. c. High unemployment rate. d. High load burden. e. Processing of natural resources has not been effective. Globally, poverty has plagued many underdeveloped countries, such as the African Continent and most of the rest of Asia. Nationally, the number of poor people is increasing. This is due to the various backwardness as above, also the lack of fulfillment of basic needs, less employment resulting in a lot of unemployment and other underdevelopment factors.