DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post - I see investment in Africa as great but The Guardian trashes it.

**CFstantony** · 03-11-2010, 04:18 PM

Example please because average income and standard of living has been going up in Latin America for decades.

Indicators of progress in overcoming poverty in Latin America have been heralded recently by international institutions. Yet a closer look at data from the World Bank and the United Nations reveals contradictions that are not easily resolved by reference to the underlying methodologies. This paper provides an introduction to how poverty is measured, what the data indicate about trends in poverty, and reasons to tread cautiously in interpreting it as evidence of progress or stagnation. While significant progress has been achieved in a few large countries, the poorest countries are still very poor, and some countries have even seen increases in their poverty rates despite economic growth. http://ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/wp/07...nAmPoverty.pdf

Enjoy.

03-11-2010, 04:18 PM	#30
CFstantony Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 352 Senior Member	Example please because average income and standard of living has been going up in Latin America for decades. Indicators of progress in overcoming poverty in Latin America have been heralded recently by international institutions. Yet a closer look at data from the World Bank and the United Nations reveals contradictions that are not easily resolved by reference to the underlying methodologies. This paper provides an introduction to how poverty is measured, what the data indicate about trends in poverty, and reasons to tread cautiously in interpreting it as evidence of progress or stagnation. While significant progress has been achieved in a few large countries, the poorest countries are still very poor, and some countries have even seen increases in their poverty rates despite economic growth. http://ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/wp/07...nAmPoverty.pdf Enjoy.
	Quote