The Rise of the World’s Poorest Countries

For more than two decades now, the majority of the world’s poorest countries have been making some of the fastest and biggest development gains in history. The momentous progress achieved since the early 1990s is unprecedented. One-billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty, the child de...

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Published in:Journal of democracy 2015-10, Vol.26 (4), p.5-19
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Child mortality
Children & youth
Cooperation
Democracy
Developing countries
Education
International organizations
LDCs
Life expectancy
Medical personnel
Population
Poverty
Prosperity
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Democracy
Developing countries
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International organizations
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Life expectancy
Medical personnel
Population
Poverty
Prosperity
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