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49 ) AS THE lost decade gave way to the 1990s , poverty was still the essential condition of the three - quarters of the world's population living in developing countries . Some 3.6 billion people live in the lowincome and lower ...
49 ) AS THE lost decade gave way to the 1990s , poverty was still the essential condition of the three - quarters of the world's population living in developing countries . Some 3.6 billion people live in the lowincome and lower ...
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By the year 2000 , there could be twenty - four cities of over 10 million people , and of these eighteen will be in developing countries . The growth of cities will be accompanied by the proliferation of poverty and intensification of ...
By the year 2000 , there could be twenty - four cities of over 10 million people , and of these eighteen will be in developing countries . The growth of cities will be accompanied by the proliferation of poverty and intensification of ...
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Frustration led the poor countries in the early 1970s to call collectively and vigorously for changes in the basic relationship between themselves and rich countries to make the relationship more supportive of Third World progress .
Frustration led the poor countries in the early 1970s to call collectively and vigorously for changes in the basic relationship between themselves and rich countries to make the relationship more supportive of Third World progress .
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| Title | Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival |
| Author | S. S. Ramphal |
| Publisher | Lime Tree, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0413455815, 9780413455819 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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