REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - A Syrian refugee girl sits on humanitarian aid boxes in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria September 8, 2013.
Opinion
A World Free of Extreme Poverty – But by Which Path?
September 17, 2013, Laurence Chandy
Laurence Chandy examines two competing visions for how extreme poverty can be eradicated. While one focuses on unlocking the potential for rapid and broad-based development through the economic transformation of poor countries, the other advocates the establishment of a global social safety net.