Targeting the poor must be part of a more integrated effort at transforming the economic environment in which the poor live. Participants pointed to the need for a similar vision for the social issues facing the region. A shared vision of a common future can sustainably eliminate poverty early in the next century and set South Asia on a path of accelerated development. To make this happen, though, the leaders and policymakers in each country will need to give their serious attention to developing appropriate 2020 goals. It can be seen in the eyes of South Asia s children who are with us today.
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