Hvis vi ønsker fremskridt med hensyn til målsætningen om at halvere fattigdommen i 2015, angiver ovennævnte punkter den retning, vi skal tage.
They are no magic formulae in the fight against poverty and only two things are certain: firstly, contrary to what some people think, poverty is not an economic problem, but rather a political one, and resolving it requires, as a priority, political decisions; secondly, in order be successful, we must ensure economic growth — without growth, there is no wealth to be distributed.