5.China’s sustained economic growth over the last decade resulted in a historically unprecedented rate of poverty reduction. The poverty rate in China was roughly 60 percent in 1981 and has declined to about 10% in 2004. As such, about 500 million people have climbed out of poverty during this period. What can China teach the world about fighting poverty? instruction Op-Ed Article Students will write an op-ed article based on a list of topics. An op-ed article is a small written piece that expresses a point of view, an opinion, and/or an argument. (Note: The term op-ed is due to its customary placement in a newspaper article that is opposite the editorial page.) The intended audience are newspaper readers and not necessarily economists. As such, your article should contain no economic jargon that is not discussed in the column and there should be no equations or graphs. The article must be 450 words and must be within this limit by 5 words. The purpose is to develop students ability to write more succinctly, develop clear and convincing arguments, synthesize, and apply course material to real world situations.Show more
