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1 Less Developed Countries Draper and Ramsay C7 & C8

2 Quick Review First, Second, Third World. LDCs, NICs, etc. HDI, per capita GDP, etc. Note: 20 rich democracies and 123 less developed countries.

3 Three Key Differences v. Rich Democracies 1.Higher percentage of citizens with low capabilities. 2.Less productive economies and vulnerability to external shocks. 3.Weaker, less democratic states.

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7 Why Underdevelopment? Geography Culture Imperialism Leadership

8 Regimes in Less Developed Countries Authoritarian Developmental (SK and Taiwan) Predatory (Nigeria, Zaire) Democratic Developmental (Chile, CR, Mauritius) Fragmented Democracies (Brazil, India, Philippines)

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22 Cases South Korea Nigeria Chile Brazil

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