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The Final Countdown: Prospects for Ending Extreme Poverty by 2030 (Interactive)

April 24, 2013, Laurence Chandy, Natasha Ledlie and Veronika Penciakova

Over one billion people around the world live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $1.25 a day. A new Brookings study examines the prospects for ending poverty by 2030 and the factors that will determine progress toward this goal. Read More ›

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