Question

describe global poverty trends.

Answer 1



We are living through a period of rapidglobal poverty reduction. ... While the overall prevalence of poverty is in retreat, the global poverty landscape is changing. This transformation is captured by two distinct trends: poor people are increasingly found in middle-income countries and in fragile states

Answer 2

As per the research done by world bank,global poverty has declined to 21% in 2001 from 28% in 1990.Poverty has declined substantially due to massive investment in human resource in China and south-east Asian countries.The decline of poverty is slow in countries like Sri Lanka,Nepal,Pakistan,India,Bangladesh, and Bhutan.