Poverty has been reduced.

In the US, the rate of relative poverty exceeds 20 .

Extreme poverty is a major cause, and predictor, of violence.

Extreme poverty has several effects on conflict.

Although economic growth has reduced South Asia s poverty rate, it has not fallen fast enough to reduce the total number of poor people.

Economic growth is rising, poverty is falling and democratic governance is spreading.

The poverty line in the UK is commonly defined as being 60 of the median household income.

Among developed countries, only Romania has a higher rate of child poverty.

America s poverty rate is at its lowest point in 20 years.

While the poverty rate has fallen from 69 in 1993, to less than 30 .

From this point unemployment rates started a downward trend 7.6 in 2010, 6.0 in 2011, and 4.8 in 2012.

It will also make it possible to ensure that today s high prices for agricultural products are transformed into opportunity for poor farmers.

Their management of the economy, which included a deluge of subsidies, reduced unemployment and poverty.

As a result, poverty fell from 58 in 1979 to below 15 today.

Doing so is the only way to achieve greater global food security and reduce poverty.

GDP rose millions were lifted out of poverty literacy rates soared child mortality figures fell.

Economic development that alleviates poverty is a vital step in boosting happiness.

EU data on poverty rates in 2010 put Greece at 21.4 far higher than the mean EU15 rate of 16.7 .

Rich countries and poor countries need to join forces to cut poverty, disease, and hunger.

This yields growing poverty and an increasing void between the poor and the rich.

Hence, poverty reduction efforts must seek to provide incentives that will encourage the poor to acquire assets and capabilities that will enable them to escape poverty in the future.

Similarly, large parts of Latin America and Central Asia are experiencing rising, not falling, rates of poverty.

Hard core poverty is set to be eliminated by 2010, with the overall poverty rate falling to 2.8 .

Using comparable data and definitions provided by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the US has a poverty rate of 17.3 , roughly twice Sweden s poverty rate of 8.4 .

Countries that managed to grow rapidly and reduce poverty also tended to become increasingly integrated into the world economy.

A lack of skilled professionals is considered a major factor holding back Brazil s economic development, a predicament that the government hopes to overcome by attracting suitably qualified immigrants to the country. The development of successful immigration policies may, therefore, make a telling contribution to Brazil s reputation as an emerging global power.

Vietnam witnessed a dramatic fall in poverty, while in Mexico real wages fell.

He died at the age of 83.

Basing an economy on natural resources, the evidence shows, slows economic growth and expands poverty and inequalities.

True, poverty fell in the 1990's, while literacy rates and school attendance rose. But they did so unevenly.

When the world's leaders met at the Millennium Summit four years ago, they agreed on a set of goals aimed at cutting global poverty in half by 2015.

Meanwhile, poverty rates in South America have remained relatively constant.

India has experienced slower income growth than has China, which partly explains its higher poverty rate.

While the Bank s latest PPP conversion rate puts the number of poor Chinese at 173 million, the previous rate would suggest that only 69 million Chinese were living below the poverty line.

At the same time, much more needs to be done to help prevent future crises and reduce poverty.

Africa s poverty rate in 2003 exceeds that of the next poorest region, South Asia, by 17 percentage points.

The situation of cardboard collectors highlights the persistence of inequality and worsening poverty in a First World country like Singapore.

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Tom grew up in poverty.

I lived in poverty.