Chapter 13

From 1960 to 1995 for developing countries: The purchasing power parity measure of real per capita GDP improved a healthy 3.5 percent per year. While the LDC’s growth rate was a mere 1.7 percent per year. Adult literacy rates increased from 48 to 70 percent. Only the Sub-Saharan African and South Asian regions’ literacy rates remained stagnant. ................
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