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Asia Isn’t as Rich as it Thinks it is

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Philip Bowring
Aug 23, 2014
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Asia generally has made huge advances in the fight against poverty, illiteracy and ill-health. But the advances have not been as large as imagined, according to a just published report from the Asian Development Bank.

The bank concludes that the income definition of poverty needs significant upward adjustment, and must take into account factors other tha…

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