The Heat: Middle-income countries

According to the World Bank, more than half the world is made up of middle-income countries. Home to 75% of the world's population, they include nearly two thirds of its poor, while producing a third of the world’s total economic output.
Many of these countries face similar challenges-from population growth that infrastructure can’t support to a lack of investment capital, skilled workers, rising poverty, government corruption and political instability. It’s a vicious cycle with enormous risks and no easy answers.
To discuss:
Inaki Martinez Soria is a political analyst and the founder of eWire.
Joseph Ochieno is an African affairs writer and commentator.
Yan Liang is a Chair Professor at Willamette University.
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