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The Commitment to Socialist Development

In: The Economy of Ethiopia

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  • Keith Griffin

    (University of California)

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On the eve of the Revolution the economy of Ethiopia was perhaps the most backward in the world. Life was short: indeed life expectancy at birth — 37.5 years for males and 40.6 for females — was the lowest in the world. This short life expectancy was accompanied by a high infant mortality rate (178 per 1000 live births) and a high maternal death rate (20 per 1000 births). Ethiopia had the least favourable ratio of doctors to population (one physician per 75 320 people) and the lowest rate of calorie consumption per capita (1754) of any country on earth.

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  • Keith Griffin, 1992. "The Commitment to Socialist Development," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Keith Griffin (ed.), The Economy of Ethiopia, chapter 1, pages 1-21, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-12722-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-12722-1_1
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