Growing Disparities in Incomes among Regions

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Per Capita Income by Region, 1970-91

Disparities between rich and poor have widened at the international level, despite an economic boom in much of the developing world. For more information see http://www.wri.org/trends/econgrow.html.

Source: United Nations (U.N.), Critical Trends: Global Change and Sustainable Development (U.N., New York, 1997), p. 58.

Note: Based on purchasing power parity. See Data Table 6.1.