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GLOBALIZATION
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Billions)
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3,824
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3 ,0 0 0
1,972
2 ,0 0 0
1 ,0 0 0 574
20 33 21 53 94 154
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1913 1933 1958 1973 1993
Year
Merchandise Exports as percentage of GDP in 1990
prices, world and major regions, 1870-1998
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1870 1913 1950 1773 1998
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Western Europe 8.8 14.1 8.7 18.7 35.8
Eastern Europe &
former USSR 3.3 4.7 3.8 6.3 12.7
Latin America 9.7 9.0 6.0 4.7 9.7
Asia 1.7 3.4 4.2 9.6 12.6
Africa 5.8 20.0 15.1 18.4 14.8
World 4.6 7.9 5.5 10.5 17.2
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Development cycle working well
Country/bloc
Number of MNEs in 1999
United States 179
European Union 148
Japan 107
Canada 12
South Korea 12
Switzerland 11
China 10
Australia 7
Brazil 3
Other 11
2 5 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0
1 5 0 0 0
South
North
1 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0
0 1 9 7 0 1 9 8 0 1 9 9 0 2 0 0 0
6. Gap between the rich and the poor
within countries has increased. Good
example? China! Top 10 percent to
bottom 10 percent income ratio: 1:35.