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Why the war on poverty is about to get harder - The Economist explains
The Economist
2018
IN THE past few decades something amazing has happened. The share and the number of extremely poor people in the world (on the current definition, people who consume less than $1.90 a day at purchasing-power parity) has plunged. This is hugely welcome.
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