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Rostow's Five Stages of Economic Growth Model

Level:
A-Level
Board:
Edexcel, IB, OCR

Last updated 6 Aug 2018

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Walt Rostow took a historical approach in suggesting that developed countries have tended to pass through 5 stages to reach their current degree of economic development.

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