A new study says more than half of the world’s poor live in South Asia, while a quarter live in Africa. According to the UN’s new multidimensional poverty index, there are more poor people in eight states in India than in all of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Study: Half the World’s Poor Live in South Asia
A new study says more than half of the world’s poor live in South Asia, while a quarter live in Africa. According to the UN’s new multidimensional poverty index, there are more poor people in eight states in India than in all of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Africa,
Equality,
Global South,
Indian,
poverty,
underdevelopment,
Wealth
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