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The Scorecard on Development : 25 Years of Diminished Progress / Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker and David Rosnick.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Weisbrot, Mark, author.
- Series:
- UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Working Papers, 2520-6656 ; no.31.
- UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Working Papers, 2520-6656 ; no.31
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic and Social Development.
- Local Subjects:
- Economic and Social Development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : United Nations, 2006.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Th is paper examines data on economic growth and various social indicators and compares the past 25 years (1980-2005) with the prior two decades (1960-1980). Th e paper finds that the past 25 years in low- and middle-income countries have seen a sharp slowdown in the rate of economic growth, as well as a decline in the rate of progress on major social indicators including life expectancy and infant and child mortality. Th e authors conclude that economists and policy-makers should devote more effort to determining the causes of the economic and development failure of the last quarter-century.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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