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The figures today, in purchasing power parity terms, are respectively USD 1500 and USD 27,600.
These include tax reform, privatisation of state enterprises, financial deregulation and trade liberalisation.
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Soko, M., Lehmann, JP. The state of development in Africa: concepts, challenges and opportunities. J Int Relat Dev 14, 97–108 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1057/jird.2010.22
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