Earlier this year, the IMF and the World Bank warned the financial crisis posed a serious challenge to reducing poverty. The World Bank predicted the … The End of Poverty?Read more
Poverty
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Poverty and Human Rights
Irene Khan talking: The poverty rate here in the United States has now risen to 13.2 percent, the highest level in eleven years. And around … Poverty and Human RightsRead more
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Economic growth and poverty
Poor countries need to grow, definitely, but those that are already rich ought to slow down and free up some biocapacity. Will that condemn the … Economic growth and povertyRead more
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Children of America
As Congress debates the bailing out of the wealthiest corporations in America, what about those at the other end? How is it that the gap … Children of AmericaRead more