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Disparities in per capita output and in the structure of economies between rich and poor nations apparently have been increasing over time1 but at a greater rate in recent years than in the past despite the fact that the per capita output in poor countries has been increasing at a faster rate over the last decades than ever before.
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Maitra, P. (1981). Technology Transfer, Population Growth and the Development Gap since the Industrial Revolution. In: Bairoch, P., Lévy-Leboyer, M. (eds) Disparities in Economic Development since the Industrial Revolution. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04707-9_8
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