Why are some countries poor?

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Why are some countries poor?

Global poverty worsened during the pandemic. Inflation is adding to the problem. So, why are some countries so poor and what can be done about it?

Steve Keen

Oct 17, 2023

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A simple challenge on the podcast this week – how do you fix world poverty? When he was President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim set a target of ending world poverty by 2030. In 2019 just 8.4 percent f the global population were living in extreme poverty. Sadly, the pandemic added another 70 million people live below the extreme poverty line, lifting it…

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