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Figure of the week: Accelerating poverty reduction in Africa

By Payce Madden On October 19, the World Bank published Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa, which delves into the challenges and opportunities in...

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Charts of the Week: Mapping poverty, prosperity and commerce

By Fred Dews, Tamari Dzotsenidze Brookings experts have taken a close look at the geography of poverty and prosperity both domestically and abroad. Below are...

 
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Future Development Reads: Surprises, support, and surveys on economics and poverty

By Shanta Devarajan This week, I have been examining a wide variety of literature that offers both support and surprising contradictions to many of the...

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The geography of poverty hotspots

By Jennifer L. Cohen, Raj M. Desai, Homi Kharas Since at least Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations in 1776, economists have asked why certain places grow, prosper...

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Poverty in Africa is now falling—but not fast enough

By Kristofer Hamel, Baldwin Tong, Martin Hofer Africa is the world’s last frontier in the fight against extreme poverty. Today, one in three Africans—422...