Poverty Reduced by 25 Percent, Extreme Poverty Reduced by 43 Percent: Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America, but poverty has been on a downward trend in recent years after stagnating at a very high level for almost a decade.
The article seems to indicate that Bolivia's movement towards the free-market as well as a wealth of hydrocarbon resources are the main reasons for this shift.
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Poverty Reduced by 25 Percent, Extreme Poverty Reduced by 43 Percent: Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America, but poverty has been on a downward trend in recent years after stagnating at a very high level for almost a decade.
The article seems to indicate that Bolivia's movement towards the free-market as well as a wealth of hydrocarbon resources are the main reasons for this shift.