The Development Gap - widening or narrowing

Narrowing: There has been global developments, particularly in Asia Many poorer countries, like China and India are industrialising Widening: Development in much of Africa has lagged behind, although the percentage of people in poverty has decreased, actual numbers have increased as population has grown Worldwide, one billion people live on less than US$1 a day There is an urban-rural divide in many countries Economic growth is increasing the divide between extreme wealth and poverty in some countries like Brazil The gap between rich and poor people living in both richer and poorer countries is growing