Inside these nations there will be mass prosperity, but with a large minority in serious poverty, and a small number who are very rich.

这些国家虽然呈现出欣欣向荣的态势，但是其中还有许多极端贫穷的弱势人群，还有少量富有人群。

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Non-income poverty is a serious problem in terms of high malnutrition and maternal mortality rates, inadequate access to safe water and sanitation, and education outcomes.

非收入性贫困是一个严重问题，受其影响，营养不良率和孕产妇死亡率居高不下，安全饮水和环卫设施不足，教育成果较差。

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Least remarked upon, but equally serious, are huge differences in wealth within the same locality, along with dire cases of poverty, even on the “prosperous” eastern seaboard.

同样严重的是同一地方内财富的巨大差异，即使在“繁荣”的东部沿海地区，也有着极端贫穷的情况。

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But class bias in reporting on a country where more than a third of its people live in abject poverty has more serious implications.

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Instead, single-minded pursuit of GNP has led to great inequalities of wealth and power, fueled the growth of a vast underclass, trapped millions of children in poverty, and caused serious environmental degradation.

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The swine flu virus can have more serious effects on people living in poverty, the WHO says.

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