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on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events

shaping your world. In Brazil, the signs of deep poverty are often right next door to signs of

fabulous wealth, and the inequality seems to be getting worse. So why is the country chipping away at a social safety net that seems to be doing good?

And there's a growing craze in Ethiopia for self-help and self-appointed good attitude gurus.

Even the Prime Minister reckons economic growth is just a matter of positive thinking.

Of course,

it's a bit more complicated than that.

Today, Hong Kong released its latest GDP result, and, as expected, it doesn't look good.

The city has been facing a range of economic and political challenges over the past year,

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