This raises the big question of whether the escape from poverty comes from general economic growth or from a direct attack on poverty. The answer depends on where one looks. Stupendous growth hides deep pockets of poverty. For the countries of South Asia, poverty has morphed from a national to a sub-national problem.
着提出了一个严重问题：脱贫的最好方法到底是全面的经济发展还是直接抑制贫困。答案取决于看问题的着眼点。经济急速发展掩盖了一方人口的极度贫困。对南亚国家来说，贫困已经从一个国家问题演变成区域性问题。
