Number: RL31662
Title: Developing Countries: Definitions, Concepts and Comparisons
Authors: Jonathan E. Sanford and Anjula Sandhu, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report examines four criteria which are often used today to rank and assess countries levels of development. They are: per capita income; economic and social structure; social conditions; and the prevailing level of economic and political freedom. Specific indices or quantitative studies are explained and applied to each criteria and the differences among the various measures are explained.
Pages: 35
Date: Updated December 6, 2002