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The price of water for Peru's poorest

Geoff Riley

9th October 2015

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Those in deepest poverty in Peru pay way more for each litre of water than the rich. Extreme poverty is absent in Peru if the World Bank data is to be believed. The reality on the ground tells a different story. This BBC news article is required reading

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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