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Neuer ZweigWorld Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty

Major reductions in poverty are possible but achieving these will require a more comprehensive approach that directly addresses the needs of poor people in three important areas: opportunity, empowerment, and security, according to the World Bank's latest World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty. The new study - the World Bank's most detailed-ever investigation of global poverty - adds that economic growth is crucial but often not sufficient to create conditions in which the world's poorest people can improve their lives.