「over the past few decades the disease has spread dramatically,」 says da silva, noting in particular the toll it has taken on the urban poor living in the shanty towns of asia and latin america.
the same held true at household level, indicating that the rural landless and the urban poor were most-at risk.
这也同样适用于家庭一级,它表明农村无地者和城市贫民面临的风险最大。
ratios less than 1 sometimes arise when the children of the urban poor (e.g., slum dwellers) suffer high mortality rates compared with the rural population (22, 23).
当城市贫困家庭(如贫民窟)的儿童死亡率较高时,农村/城市的儿童死亡率会小于1。
on a conservative estimate, food-price rises may reduce the spending power of the urban poor and country people who buy their own food by 20% (in some regions, prices are rising by far more).
but in places where growth has been negative, notably africa, it is well nigh impossible to eradicate slums. even so, life for the urban poor can be improved.
having taught in china at the university level for many years, i am very much in favor of increasing the number of students from peasant and urban poor families.
我在中国的大学教了很多年书,我特别希望看到来自农民和城市贫民家庭的学生数量的增加。
can today's urban poor expect to see a similar transformation?