This paper presents a new demographic profile of extreme and moderate poverty, defined as those living on less than $1.90 and between $1.90 and $3.10 per day in 2013, based on household survey data from 89 developing countries. The face of poverty is primarily rural and young; 80 percent of the extreme poor and 75 percent of the moderate poor live in rural areas. Over 45 percent of the extreme poor are children younger than 15 years old, and nearly...
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2016/10/02
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Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики
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WPS7844
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2016/10/02
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Who are the poor in the developing world ?
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rural area