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The world’s richest regions, such as North America and Europe, are not only increasing their forest area; they have more forests than they did prior to industrialization.

The truth is that aid has never lifted a single country out of poverty and in some cases even hinders international development. Haiti is famously host to >10,000 aid NGOs, but charity has perversely harmed local industries and led to a cycle of dependence

"Those who condemn the immorality of liberal capitalism do so in comparison with a society of saints that has never existed-and never will." - Martin Wolf

"Those who condemn the immorality of liberal capitalism do so in comparison with a society of saints that has never existed-and never will." - Martin Wolf

From 2005 to 2015, the number of undernourished persons globally fell from 884 million to 685 million, or a 22.5 percent decline

The amount of labor that once bought 54 minutes of light now buys 52 years of light.

"Those who condemn the immorality of liberal capitalism do so in comparison with a society of saints that has never existed-and never will." - Martin Wolf

In 1981, the year Ronald Reagan became America's 40th President, 44.3 percent of the world lived in extreme poverty (i.e., less than $1.90 per person per day). In 2015, it was 9.6 percent. That's a decline of 78 percent

When Americans were asked what had happened to global poverty the last 20 years, only 5 percent answered that it had halved; 66 percent thought it had doubled - it has actually fallen by two thirds.

"Imperfect markets are superior to imperfect planning."-Deepak Lal