Tag: middle-income countries

People in Emerging Markets Catch Up to Advanced Economies in Life Satisfaction

Oct 30, 2014

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Human Progress, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Pew Research: People in Emerging Markets Catch Up to Advanced Economies in Life Satisfaction People in emerging economies are considerably more satisfied with their lives today than they were in 2007. A Pew Research Center survey finds that publics in emerging nations now rival those in advanced economies in their self-reported well-being. The rise in…
How 28 poor countries escaped the poverty trap

Jul 12, 2011

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Poverty, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Poverty Matters Blog: How 28 poor countries escaped the poverty trap Zambia and Ghana are the 27th and 28th countries the World Bank has reclassified as middle-income since the year 2000. … The World Bank did its annual assessment of poor countries last week. Low-income countries are those with average gross national incomes (GNIs) of…