Poor are getting richer From 1975 onwards, the income difference between the poorest people in the world and the richest actually started to shrink. This is a big deal because it has grown since the industrial revolution in Europe. The reason for this? China and India's success at modernizing their economy and opening up to globalization and free trade. Economist Brad De Long tells it like it is.
Thursday, March 08, 2001
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