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Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002 The Rich and the Poor Growth, Decline, and Income Gaps Overpopulation Impact Upon Development Capital Accumulation Vicious Cycle of Poverty Role of Government Role of Advanced Nations Where From Here? Key Terms Previous Slide Next Slide End Show ROLE OF GOVERNMENT A Positive Role Law and Order Lack of Entrepreneurship Infrastructure Forced Saving and Investment Social-Institutional Problems Public Sector Problems Corruption

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Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002 The Rich and the Poor Growth, Decline, and Income Gaps Overpopulation Impact Upon Development Capital Accumulation Vicious Cycle of Poverty Role of Government Role of Advanced Nations Where From Here? Key Terms Previous Slide Next Slide End Show ROLE OF ADVANCED NATIONS Foreign Harm? Dependency and Incentives Bureaucracy & Centralized Government Corruption & Misuse The Decline of Foreign Aid Flows of Private Capital

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Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002 The Rich and the Poor Growth, Decline, and Income Gaps Overpopulation Impact Upon Development Capital Accumulation Vicious Cycle of Poverty Role of Government Role of Advanced Nations Where From Here? Key Terms Previous Slide Next Slide End Show WHERE FROM HERE? IAC Policies For Fostering DVC Growth Directing Foreign Aid to the Poorest DVCs Reducing Tariffs and Import Quotas Debt Forgiveness to the Poorest DVCs Admitting in Temporary Workers and Discouraged Brain Drains Discouraging Arms Sales to DVCs

Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002 The Rich and the Poor Growth, Decline, and Income Gaps Overpopulation Impact Upon Development Capital Accumulation Vicious Cycle of Poverty Role of Government Role of Advanced Nations Where From Here? Key Terms Previous Slide Next Slide End Show WHERE FROM HERE? IAC Policies For Fostering DVC Growth Directing Foreign Aid to the Poorest DVCs Reducing Tariffs and Import Quotas Debt Forgiveness to the Poorest DVCs Admitting in Temporary Workers and Discouraged Brain Drains Discouraging Arms Sales to DVCs Chapter Conclusions

industrially advanced countries (IACs) developing countries (DVCs) demographic transition view underemployment brain drain capital flight infrastructure capital-saving technology capital-using technology the will to develop capricious universe view land reform vicious circle of poverty corruption World Bank direct foreign investment ENDBACK Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2002

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