China and India are making immense strides in development. Growth in both countries has been impressive. But there is … now much concern about whether impressive growth rates are yielding enough poverty reduction. The present debate about … their poverty lines is a reflection of this. In this second part of a two-part article (first part featured in January …

population growth rates produce better outcomes. China and India play a central role on poverty reduction and global inequality …. While high economic growth rates in China and India may lift millions out of poverty, high population growth and stagnation … poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that …