How can Severino possibly say that in the XX century poors grew in absolute terms while shrinking in relative terms? Do take into account demographic growth and even upward-revisied poverty threshold definitions, you still get exactly the opposite scenario: less poors in absolute terms, rising relative poverty between countries and most tellingly between individual world citizens. This is basic empirical evidence as given by scholars like Kuznets, Milanovic and Piketty. Quite a plain mistake.
How can Severino possibly say that in the XX century poors grew in absolute terms while shrinking in relative terms? Do take into account demographic growth and even upward-revisied poverty threshold definitions, you still get exactly the opposite scenario: less poors in absolute terms, rising relative poverty between countries and most tellingly between individual world citizens. This is basic empirical evidence as given by scholars like Kuznets, Milanovic and Piketty. Quite a plain mistake.
distopiadnb 4 months ago in playlist 2011 - Public lectures and events