Asia and the Pacific is lauded globally for its rapid economic growth over recent decades and has lifted 1.1 billion people out of extreme poverty since 1990. Nevertheless, the region continues to have the largest number of poor people in the world. Why is Asia and the Pacific’s economic progress not translating into faster poverty reduction?
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Friday, July 5, 2019 - 13:48
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