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Bookmark or Share- Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World BankGlobal poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill, with 2020-2030 set to be a lost decade. 8.5 percent of the global population – almost 700 million people – live today on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line relevant for low-income countries. Three-quarters of all people in extreme poverty live in Sub-Saharan Africa or ...
- Poverty | Definition, Causes, Types, & Facts | Britannicapoverty, the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.Poverty is said to exist when people lack the means to satisfy their basic needs. In this context, the identification of poor people first requires a determination of what constitutes basic needs. These may be defined as narrowly as “those necessary for survival” or as broadly as ...
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