The author makes a comparative assessment of the developmental gains registered by 85 less developed and 19 more developed countries over the 1965-1985 time period. The gains are assessed in terms of the "paired differences" statistical method applied to a number of indicators. The estimates...

This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development: the eradication of poverty from the world. The report defines poverty in broad terms, to include literacy,...