A new World Bank report calls China's progress in reducing poverty "enviable" and shows that the percent of the Chinese population living below the poverty line declined from 65 percent in 1981 to 4 percent in 2007. David Dollar of the World Bank, a Worldfocus contributing blogger, explains the report's findings and explores the challenges still facing China.
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Perspectives
March 18, 2009
Reading tea leaves for signs of China’s economic recovery
The World Bank announced that China's economy would grow less than expected this year -- bad news for the rest of world, including the United States. David Dollar, a Worldfocus contributing blogger and the World Bank's country director for China, breaks down China's complex and changing economy.
Perspectives
December 11, 2008
U.S. calls for currency reform in China
A Worldfocus contributing blogger analyzes China's exchange rate strategy and the effectiveness of its peg to the U.S. dollar.
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