Pictures of the Day: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

A Chinese man sits on train tracks on the outskirts of Beijing
David Gray / Reuters

Falling Between the Cracks

A Chinese man sits on train tracks on the outskirts of Beijing. A U.N.- sponsored report issued this earlier week stated China's growth prospects are increasingly clouded by a yawning gap between rich and poor that is deterring consumption and dragging down productivity.