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A Modern Miracle

Todd Hultman
By  Todd Hultman , DTN Lead Analyst
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This chart shows falling rates of extreme poverty for various parts of the world. Note how the share of extreme poverty in East Asia (China) has fallen from 78% in 1981 to 8% in 2011, a dramatic improvement that can also be seen in South Asia (India). (Chart courtesy of Max Roser at http://ourworldindata.org/data/growth-and-distribution-of-prosperity/world-poverty/; data source: World Bank)
China is not the only place emerging from extreme poverty.

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