The world has made enormous progress in recent decades in the fight against poverty. But, as 2014 draws to a close, one billion people — one in seven — still live on less than US$1.25 a day.It will take a global effort to end poverty — and to find the resources to do so. At first glance, the price tag is staggering. We know that development aid will not be sufficient to end poverty. It will take private sector investment, taxes collected in developing countries and other sources of finance to do the job.The truth is that there is enough …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
