The Happiest Graph on Earth

MIN READOct 4, 2017 | 09:00 GMT

Globalization and the search for new energy sources are the main forces that drive down extreme poverty.

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According to the National Intelligence Council, the number of people living in absolute poverty is on the decline. China's mastery of wind and solar energy may pull many more out of destitution, but at what cost to the West's position of global prominence?...