Justin Yifu Lin
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, The World Bank

Least developed countries have performed well in recent years. They have grown at an average of 5.6 percent between 2000 and 2010.2poverty Several non-oil exporting LDCs, such as Bhutan, Cambodia, Ethiopia and Uganda, had average growth rates in excess of 7 percent during this period. As a result, their income more than doubled. Still, LDCs face large challenges. A large part of their population is living in abject , struggling day by day to make ends meet. High and volatile food prices exacerbate this struggle. So does wide-spread un- or under-employment. Natural disasters, which tend to become more severe and frequent as a result of climate change, and civil unrest put further strain on people’s daily lives. How can LDCs achieve “sustained, equitable and inclusive growth” and turn this coming decade into a “golden” decade for LDCs? How can all LDCs obtain growth rates above 7 percent and sustain them over the next 20 to 30 years? And what can their governments do to support this objective?

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