9月20日,世界银行发布《2006年世界发展报告》称, 公平性应成为发展中国家成功减贫战略不可或缺的组成部分。报告认为,在国家内部和国与国之间,财富和机会不平等的巨大鸿沟是造成极度贫困的重要原因,这种现象浪费了人的潜力,而且在很多情况下会减缓持续经济增长的速度。 On 20 September, the World Bank released the World Development Report 2006, saying that equity should be an integral part of a successful poverty reduction strategy in developing countries. The report argues that the huge gap in wealth and opportunity inequalities, both within and between countries, is a major cause of extreme poverty, a waste of human potential and, in many cases, slowing the pace of sustained economic growth.