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Introduction of Developing Countries: Bấm Để Thêm N I Dung
Introduction of Developing Countries: Bấm Để Thêm N I Dung
Introduction of
developing
countries
Bấm để thêm nội
dung
GDP
GDP per
per capita,
capita, nominal
nominal (2020):
(2020): $8,346.7
Life
Life expectancy
expectancy (2020):
(2020): 74.98 years
Adult
Adult literacy
literacy (2015):
(2015): 95%
GDP per capita, nominal (2020): $858.92
Mali, West Africa Life expectancy (2020): 59.69
years
Adult literacy (2015): 33%
1.1.2 Statistic about world income
distribution (Todaro & Smith, 2011, p.10)
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Eco growth rate still positive because at the first period of covid, while many
countries
severely but Vietnam cant control it so maintain positive sign
Literacy rate is high 1/ the government of people so they care about the people
welfare, provides opportunity to get access to education.
Vietnam US Thailand
GNI per capita? 2,660 64,530 7,050
WB’s Lower middle High Income Upper Middle
classification? income country Income
Economic growth 2.9 -3.5 -6.1
rate? (GDP growth)
Life expectancy? 75 79 77
(2019)
Literacy ? (2019) 96 79 94
• Income
– Gross National Income (GNI)
– Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
– PPP method instead of exchange rates as conversion factors
• Health:
– Life expectancy, the rate of undernourishment, the under-5
mortality rate, the crude birth rate, etc.
• Education
– Literacy, school enrollment ratio, mean years of schooling,
expected years of schooling
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1.2.2 UNDP classification
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HDI of Vietnam
Source: http://countryeconomy.com/hdi/vietnam, retrieved on March 01, 2015
1. Living and
productivity
- Vicious circle
- Diminishing
marginal
productivity
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Common characteristics of the
Developing World
3. Levels of Inequality and Absolute Poverty
Absolute
poverty
The situation of
being unable or
only barely able
to meet the
subsistence
essentials of
food, clothing,
shelter, and basic
health care.
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Common characteristics of the
Developing World
Population
Countries
Billion %
High income 1,14 16,28
Middle income (lower + upper) 5,02 72,01
Lower middle income 2,53 36,32
Low income 0,82 11,71
The world 6,97 100,00
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Common characteristics of the
Developing World