The Toronto Star published an Editorial that states:
"Spectacular
growth in China has driven down the number of people in extreme poverty
to under 1 billion, from 1.5 billion 15 years ago, according to the
bank's World Development Indicators, 2007. "

Do you think it's possible that the World Bank lowered the poverty line to shift a good chunk of the global destitute out of the world's focus? The article can be accessed at: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/204687
 


Rahul Mediratta
BHS Honours, Health Policy 
http://winstoninwonderland.blogspot.com





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