Audio/Video: Poverty

Afternoon of Conversation: Andrea Mitchell, Madeleine...
Peruvian Nobel Laureate economist, Hernando De Soto and the former US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright explore...
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The Bottom Billion in a Changing World
For many years the countries of the so-called "bottom billion" - the World's poorest people - were stuck. But recently...
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How Market Forces Can Resolve Poverty
Founder of the Acumen Fund Jacqueline Novogratz explains how the creation of business opportunities in the developing...
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The Challenge of Development
Economic growth has raised living standards in most of the World - but not everywhere. What can be done to help those...
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Power, Poverty, and Progress: How Energy Effects Economic...
While countries with robust economies like the US and China can withstand wild fluctuations in energy price and supply...
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Confronting Climate Constraints: Sustainable Cities and...
If the evolution of global energy systems over the next 50 years reflects US consumption patterns, the World will be on...
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Fact: Poverty
The gap between the accumulated wealth of white and black Americans stood at $20,000 in 1984; by 2007 it had grown to $95,000
—Institute on Assets and Social Policy