From Vietnam and Bangladesh to Rwanda and Ethiopia; How did the world move away from poverty? | Africa's economy is also ahead of Iran, are we exceptional?
Foya Jebel Amelie wrote today in the editorial of the newspaper "Doniya Akhtaz":
Dostoevsky emphasized that we must not deceive ourselves; Real exposure to the conditions requires evaluating the data and comparing it with others. In this century, economic growth is not exclusive to the West, and Asia has greatly reduced poverty with the remarkable progress of countries such as China, Vietnam, India and Indonesia.
Significant developments have also occurred in Africa and countries such as Rwanda have recorded significant growth after major crises. Ethiopia and Ghana also curbed absolute poverty with high growth figures and a doubling of per capita income, and Uganda and Tanzania followed a similar development path.
Latin American countries such as Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, with continued economic growth, have extreme poverty rates in the single digits. Prosperity resulting from a market-oriented economy, free trade and connection with international markets caused a drop in the extreme poverty rate from 36% to about 10%.
Contrary to the global trend, Iran remains an exception in this way and extreme poverty has reached the fourth decile of the first two deciles. The country's real per capita income has not changed significantly since 2010, and society faces a continuous decline in purchasing and consumption power.
In a situation where countries are enjoying the benefits of the global economy, Iran is moving against the trend. In addition to the growing poverty, society is struggling with anxiety caused by the destruction of infrastructure, war and insecurity, and the question arises when this trend of abnormality will stop.
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