The New Bottom Billion: What If Most of the World’s Poor Live in Middle-Income Countries?
Published By: CGD on eSS | Published Date: March, 18 , 2011Most of the world’s poor no longer live in low-income countries. An estimated 960 million poor people—a new bottom billion—live in middle-income countries, a result of the graduation of several populous countries from low-income status. That is good news, but it has repercussions. Donors will have to change the way they think about poverty alleviation. URL: [http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/1424922/]
Author(s): Andy Sumner | Posted on: Mar 21, 2011 | Views(852) | Download (107)