Max Roser

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Max Roser is an economist, philosopher, and media critic who focusses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality. He is currently a research director in economics at the University of Oxford.

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The Economics of Poverty

Martin Ravallion - Jan 06, 2016

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There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities in access to key resources threaten to stall growth and poverty reduction in many places. The world's poorest have made only a small absolute gain over those 30 ye...

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Jan 28, 2020

@CalumDavey @bill_easterly @jasonhickel Historians study the history of global poverty and prosperity for a much longer time than the 80s. A great book on poverty over the long-run is Ravallion – The Economics of Poverty Or in more regional detail see @pseudoerasmus list of research – source

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