Nice set of pre-election (anything-to-help-Al-Gore-get-elected) figures from the Clinton News Network, Meme. But let's see how everything pans out worldwide, shall we?
[b}People and Poverty 2000: Globalization has yet to benefit the poor
NEW YORK, 17 October--Efforts to reduce poverty have improved living conditions for millions of people around the world, but the results are so uneven and gains in some parts of the world have been offset by deteriorating conditions in others, according to the Secretary-General's report on the implementation of the first United Nations decade for the eradication of poverty, which runs through 2006.
Over half the world's six billion people live lives of substantial deprivation, living on incomes that amount to $2 dollars a day or less. There have been improvements, as more people are living longer lives, in developing as well as developed countries, more people are attending school than ever before, and more people have access to health care. Still, far more must be done.
Globalization has been heralded as a major force that could be harnessed to push the poverty eradication agenda. Globalization has helped make the world increasingly interdependent, and has presented many new opportunities, yet only those countries--generally those with a highly educated and skilled labor force--have been able to benefit from the global economy. Most developing countries, and the least developing countries in particular, continue to be left largely untouched by the globalization process.
the last five years:
The percentage of people living in extreme poverty--on less that $1 a day--has declined substantially.
The Asian financial crisis has led to an increase in the numbers of people living in poverty.
The greatest decline in the number of people living in poverty took place in China.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the proportion of people living in poverty went down, yet more people are now living in poverty.
More people are living in poverty in Latin America. In countries with economies in transition, poverty rates and numbers have gone up sharply, with far more people living in poverty than before 1989.
Some poverty indicators:
More than 110 million primary-school age children in developing countries do not attend school, and for many who do, the quality of the education is in question.
There has been progress in all regions on infant mortality, yet poor people still suffer from far higher infant-mortality rates. Some countries have made progress: the poorest 20 per cent in Brazil have a lower infant mortality rate than the richest 20 per cent in Ghana or Pakistan.
People in developing countries are living longer: the average life expectancy went from 55 years in 1970 to 65 years in 1997. The average for the industrialized countries in 1997 was 78 years.
HIV/AIDS is shortening life spans, mostly in developing countries. In 33 developing countries, life expectancy has declined due to the epidemic.
Natural disasters and civil conflicts have severely limited opportunities for improvement in many countries.
Meme: Neuro-crumedgeons, antisemites, racist, etc.
Fewer, much fewer, lowest levels in 20 years.
:-D Thanks!
Again he used an example that didn't correspond to the point I was describing (modern times vs. medieval times, Roman times,...) But you turned his example around on him anyway! Thanks!
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