Where do the poor live?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Where do the poor live?

AU - Sumner, Andrew

PY - 2012/5

Y1 - 2012/5

N2 - This paper argues that the distribution of global poverty has changed and that most of the world’s poor no longer live in countries officially classified as low-income countries (LICs). It is estimated that the majority of the world’s poor, or up to a billion people, live in middle-income countries (MICs). This pattern is largely as a result of the recent graduation into the MIC category of a number of populous countries. The paper discusses the trends in the distribution of global poverty, and opens a wider discussion on the potential implications for aid and development cooperation.

AB - This paper argues that the distribution of global poverty has changed and that most of the world’s poor no longer live in countries officially classified as low-income countries (LICs). It is estimated that the majority of the world’s poor, or up to a billion people, live in middle-income countries (MICs). This pattern is largely as a result of the recent graduation into the MIC category of a number of populous countries. The paper discusses the trends in the distribution of global poverty, and opens a wider discussion on the potential implications for aid and development cooperation.

U2 - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.09.007

DO - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.09.007

M3 - Article

SN - 0305-750X

VL - 40

SP - 865

EP - 877

JO - WORLD DEVELOPMENT

JF - WORLD DEVELOPMENT

IS - 5

M1 - n/a

ER -