The first decade of the 21st century was extraordinarily good for developing countries and their mostly poor citizens.

Long considered the archetype of economic decline in Africa, Zambia more recently has been heralded as an example of Africa’s economic resurgence.

IIndia’s economy today is much larger than what it was half a century ago, with most of that growth occurring since the early 1990s—an indication that it has flourished in the postglobalization phase.

Throughout the course of only a few decades in the postwar period, the Brazilian economy experienced an intense and fast process of industrialization, which went hand in hand with a major increase in labor productivity and periods of annual growth

In 1966 when Botswana gained independence, it was one of the poorest countries in the world. But by 1986, Botswana had achieved middle-income status, and in 2005, the World Bank classified it as an upper-middle-income country.

During the past 20 years, Viet Nam underwent an economic transformation, featuring high rates of economic growth—real GDP increased at an average annual growth rate of 7 percent from 1986 to 2008 and GDP per capita in PPP terms tripled—and a sharp

Each country has its own story of how it developed, but at the regional level, some stark patterns stand out.

The volume consists of an overview and seven country studies, written by leading scholars from both developed and developing countries.

Can developing countries use industrialization, as the East Asian economies did, to try to catch up with the high-income countries?

Upon request of the Governance Innovation Unit of the Prime Minister’s Office, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, IFPRI has prepared this research note using 2015 nationally representative household survey data.

Le Portail de la Sécurité Alimentaire pour l’Afrique au Sud du Sahara présente des informations actuelles sur l’agriculture, la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition en Afrique au Sud du Sahara, aussi bien que des informations sur les développement

The Central America and the Caribbean (CAC) Food Security Portal presents current information about agriculture, food security, and nutrition in the region and about dynamic developments in the region’s food system.

El Portal de Seguridad Alimentaria para América Central y el Caribe (CAC) presenta información actual sobre agricultura, seguridad alimentaria y nutrición en América Central y el Caribe, describe los últimos avances en los sistemas alimentarios de

The India Food Security Portal presents current information about agriculture, food security, and nutrition in India and about dynamic developments in the region’s food system.