Report: World Poverty Dropping Fast
According to Oxford University
Poor no more?
A new report from Oxford University's poverty and human development initiative says some of the world's most impoverished people are becoming significantly less poor.
The study also predicts that countries with the most poor, including Nepal, Rwanda and Bangladesh, could see acute poverty erased within 20 years if development continues at current rates, the Guardian reports.
h/t Charles WT
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