New developments
the World Bank's latest
World Development Report 2004 is just out and well worth a look for
all kinds of statistics on how the poor are faring in the global economy. Not very well, it seems. The report says that poor people need greater access to education, water, sanitation, and electricity. These reports are not just dry accounts of statistics and figures, but are filled with human stories. See for yourself at
http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr2004/
Posted by belinda at December 5, 2003 03:28 PM