Why 2017 May Be the Best Year Ever

Why 2017 May Be the Best Year Ever
AP Photo/Denis Farrell

When I began writing about global poverty in the early 1980s, more than 40 percent of all humans were living in extreme poverty. Now fewer than 10 percent are. By 2030 it looks as if just 3 or 4 percent will be. (Extreme poverty is defined as less than $1.90 per person per day, adjusted for inflation.)

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