This type of qualitative research through a phenomenological approach, while the results of the study showed that the problem of poverty has an impact on various aspects of social life, economy, health so that to overcome the need for handling that must involve all components of government, must also involve private, educational institutions and the involvement of community leaders, the problem of poverty in the city of Makassar is not only poor in terms of income but also poor in terms of health, Poor in terms of insight and poor in terms of the spirit of work so that the handling must involve many circles and thirst for synergy between the community and the government, but indeed the biggest responsibility is in the hands of the Makassar city government.

Keywords : Poverty, Policy, Effectiveness. Economy, Society.