Below the threshold of self sustaining growth.
And, as we've used the idea
of passing that threshold, looking at the $2,000 per person, per year threshold.
As a marker for us.
When we look at the map of global development.
We see that those countries shown in red. On this map are the ones that, as of
today, are still below that takeoff level. What do we see?
We see that the remaining regions are, mainly,
tropical Africa. And then, the number of land locked
countries, Afganistan. Napal, Mongolia,
Louse, and a few other parts of the world, and of course with
out question we have to regard sub saharan Africa as the greatest
challenge of development, the place in the world still with the highest poverty
Rates, and with the biggest challenges in meeting basic needs.
The good news is that in recent years especially since the
year 2000, economic growth in sub Sahara Africa has picked up.
There's definitely progress, major advances in some of the key areas.
Of disease control.
Improved access to education, building infrastructre.
But we're still not yet in a sitatuion where there is self sustaining,
rapid and dynamic growth, though one feels very much that it's within reach.