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Theories on Global Poverty – Normative Disclosure and Consistency

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According to the World Bank, 767 million people, 10.7 percent of the world’s population, live on less than 1.9 dollars a day (World Bank 2016: 35), and around 2 billion, 28,7 percent of humankind, on less than 3.2 dollars a day (Figures correspond to 2013).1 About 815 million are undernourished (FAO 2017: 2). About 155 million children will suffer from stunted growth (FAO 2017: 2).

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Rivera-López, E. (2019). Theories on Global Poverty – Normative Disclosure and Consistency. In: Marker, K., Schmitt, A., Sirsch, J. (eds) Demokratie und Entscheidung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24529-0_13

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