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Less than a dollar a day

Tim Harford assesses how global poverty is measured, as the World Bank releases the latest figures on the number of people living on less than a dollar a day. What progress has...

Tim Harford assesses how global poverty is measured, as the World Bank releases the latest figures on the number of people living on less than a dollar a day. What progress has been made, and how useful a benchmark is this 鈥渄ollar a day鈥� global poverty line? This programme was originally broadcast on the 麻豆约拍 World Service.

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