28 min listen
Less than a dollar a day
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Tim Harford assesses how global poverty is measured, as the World Bank releases the latest figures on the number of people living on less than a dollar a day. What progress has been made, and how useful a benchmark is this “dollar a day” global poverty line? This programme was originally broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Released:
Mar 2, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
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