Can India eradicate poverty?
Will India's economic boom help the poor?
India is an economic miracle. With growth rates of nearly 10% a year the country is becoming richer than ever before. But while the burgeoning middle class has more money to spend, most Indians still live in desperate poverty.
UN statistics show that 700 million Indians live on less that $2 a day and a fifth of children don't go to school. Although some of these people are benefiting from the boom, income gaps are widening fast. And with a rapidly growing population, the economy has to keep growing for society to simply stand still.
Can everyone benefit from India's boom? Does the government have the right policies to tackle poverty? Is Indian society concerned with the poor? What are your experiences?
2007-02-06
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