Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ CHAPTER 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries

Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ 2 EXHIBIT 23-1Annual GDP per Capita for Selected Countries, 2000 Source: United Nations Statistics Division, Indicators on Income and Economic Activity,

Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ 3 EXHIBIT 23-1Annual GDP per Capita for Selected (Cont.) Countries, 2000 Source: United Nations Statistics Division, Indicators on Income and Economic Activity,

Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ 4 EXHIBIT 23-2Average GDP per Capita for IACs and LDCs by Region, 2000 Source: World Bank Group, Country Comparisons,

Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ 5 EXHIBIT 23-3Quality-of-Life Indicators for Selected Countries Sources: World Bank Group, Data by Country, and The CIA World Factbook, 1Percentage age 15 and over who can read and write. 2Kilograms of oil equivalent.

Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ 6 EXHIBIT 23-4 Economic Growth

Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ 7 EXHIBIT 23-5Annual Growth Rates for Selected Countries Source: World Bank Group, Data by Country at a Glance Tables,

Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ 8 EXHIBIT 23-6Alpha’s and Beta’s Present and Future Production Possibilities Curves

Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ 9 EXHIBIT 23-7Key Categories that Determine Economic Growth and Development

Survey of Economics, 4e / Ch. 23 Growth and the Less-Developed Countries ©2004 South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning™ 10 EXHIBIT 23-8The Effect of External Financing on an LDC’s Production Possibilities Curve