GOBI DESERT, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1: A father watches his daughter doing her homework by the roadside, September1, 2004, in the Gobi Desert, China. Although conditions in Western China have dramaticallly improved in recent years, growth has occured at a significantly slower pace than in the East, creating fears of a widening poverty gap. Rural income is half, child mortality is double and maternal death at times is 5-10 times higher than in the east. (Photo by Getty Images)
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