In Recent Decades the Third World's Rate of Poverty (The

question 23

Multiple Choice

In recent decades the Third World's rate of poverty (the poor as a percentage of the total population)

• A) has declined in India and China
• B) has risen for the Third World generally.
• C) has declined at about the same rate in the major regions of the developing world.
• D) declined in the closing decades of the 20^th century but then rose sharply during the financial crisis of the early 21^st century.
• E) has remained rather static.

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