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The Price of Survival

Two efforts to redraw the poverty line in Asia find that millions more are barely getting by.

By George Wehrfritz | NEWSWEEK
Published Aug 30, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Sep 8, 2008

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  • Posted By: jenara @ 09/08/2008 1:31:11 AM

    This is a great article; I'm glad to see attention being given to the other side of Asia, the "shivering" side as opposed to the "shimmering" one. While both are equally interesting and relevant facets of Asia's development, the large numbers of the poor in the region, contrasted with the rapid development of major cities, means we should all be looking out for Asia, because the gap is getting bigger.

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  • Posted By: supermandan @ 09/07/2008 10:25:25 PM

    Poverty is grim, even in the USA. It's one of the most overlooked issues in the world. If you want to read a pretty good accout of what it's like to be poor in the united states I just read a very enthralling article about it. Here is the link:

    http://www.americansatellite.org/2008/08/blog-post_10.html

    Peace

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