Complex sentence: Offenheiser, 2003 In the welfare model, poverty is defined as the absence of a public good or knowledge and if the state or another vehicle such as a nongovernmental organization, then poverty can be alleviated and development will occur.
Split into simpler sentences: Offenheiser, 2003 In the welfare model, poverty is defined as the absence of a public good or knowledge. If the state or another vehicle such as a nongovernmental organization provides the absent good, then poverty can be alleviated and development will occur.