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Know Your Facts: Poverty Numbers
Monday, November 21, 2016 21:15
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by Voxeu.org
– this post, authored by Jose Cuesta, Mario Negre, and Christoph Lakner, appeared originally 07 November 2016
The percentage of people living in extreme poverty around the world has fallen by more than half over the past three decades. But polls show that most people are not only ignorant of this fact, but believe that poverty has increased. This column explores progress towards ending global poverty by 2030, the first of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Poverty figures have fallen around the world since 1990, and there is a broad consensus on the policies needed for further reductions. Eradicating global poverty is achievable, but it is dependent on global and domestic political cooperation.
Source: http://econintersect.com/a/blogs/blog1.php/know-your-facts-poverty-numbers
