[lbo-talk] question on poverty and world bank's PPP

[uvj at vsnl.com]

Jeffrey Fisher wrote:

 .
> > Yes, the official stats are damning. But is it worse than what it was 
> > when
> > the "First World" was developing?
> >
> 
> why is that a "but"?

Yes, the official stats are damning. Is it worse than what it was  when the "First World" was developing?

Ulhas