be met. There are exceptions-education has expanded rapidly, although questions are raised about quality, and some … several of the goals. But many countries, most especially in Africa, will not. The projections show that poverty will become … more heavily concentrated in Africa in both relative and absolute terms. In addition, whilst urban poverty will increase …

This paper estimated models for GDP growth rates, poverty levels, and inequality measures for the period 1990 … population health indicators such as life expectancy were important predictors of GDP growth rates. Fourth, models for poverty … measures showed that poverty was not directly affected by globalization indicators. Finally, the model for Gini coefficients …