FIJI: predictions one in two living in poverty by 2020

Updated July 26, 2007 10:40:13

One in two Fijians will be living in poverty by 2020 is the stark prediction by economist Dr Satish Chand. The Pacific policy specialist at the Australian National University in Canberra says that with a slowing economy, the rise in poverty is likely to continue.

Presenter: Alexandra Kirk
Speakers: Dr Satish Chand, Australian National University

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