the difference between "give rise to" and "bring about"

[chance22]

It seems that the phrase "give rise to" means cause sth to happen or occur, while "bring about" has the same meaning. My question: are they interchangeble? If No, what kind of differences are there?
For example, in the sentence "poverty has given rise to high crime rate in that city", can I use "broght about"?

 

[tedmc]

They are the same to me. You could replace the phrases with "caused".

 

[abaka]

The meaning is the same.

"Bring about" is a perfectly neutral phrase. "Give rise to", on the other hand, is a frozen metaphor (there may not be an actual rise or movement upward). If you want to use it, do watch that you don't mix metaphors. I should avoid, for example:

(Very poorly said The hyperinflation gave rise to an economic collapse.
Inflation -- movement up or out; rise: ascend, move up; collapse: implode, fall down. Net result: Huh???