Between 1990 and 2011, China lifted 439 million people out of poverty, contributing significantly to global poverty reduction. The challenge to eliminate extreme poverty by 2020 is still great, but this blog shows how these gains were made possible: http://wrld.bg/WPoD305aJkT #ItsPossible #EndPoverty
Ending poverty in China: Lessons for other countries and the challenges still ahead
This blog is the first piece of a series produced to commemorate End Poverty Day (October 17), focusing on China – which has contributed more than any other country to global poverty reduction – and its efforts to end extreme poverty by 2020. photo: Wenyong Li/World Bank China’s success in poverty r…
