A global tipping point: Half the world is now middle class or wealthier
Five people a second are entering the middle class. Image: REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Homi Kharas
Interim Vice President and Director - Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution, USA
Kristofer Hamel
Chief Operating Officer, World Data Lab
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