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V asked in Social ScienceEconomics · 6 years ago

How has poverty changed over time? What info allows us to understand why poverty decreased or increased at different times?

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Absolute poverty decline with time due to economic growth and technical improvement. Relative poverty increases with the time, because diminishing return is not working, and capital and technology can be acquired everywhere.

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