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Are the LDCs really the world’s least developed countries?

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  • Marcin Wojciech Solarz
  • Małgorzata Wojtaszczyk

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The term ‘the least developed countries’ (LDCs) is widely understood to designate, exactly as stated, the world’s least developed countries. In conjunction with the 2015 United Nations (UN) triennial review of the LDC category, this article attempts to critically evaluate the UN’s list of LDC countries in the light of various indicators – economic, social, political, military and security related, and psychological. It concludes that the official and actual lists of LDCs, despite important similarities, are not completely identical. The term ‘the LDCs’ as used by the UN is therefore not fully consistent with the reality it attempts to designate and describe.

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  • Marcin Wojciech Solarz & Małgorzata Wojtaszczyk, 2017. "Are the LDCs really the world’s least developed countries?," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(4), pages 805-821, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:38:y:2017:i:4:p:805-821
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1241138
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