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...major cause of the political deterioration is the shaky economy. Gross domestic product has declined by nearly 10% in the past two years, and in real per capita terms now stands no higher than in 1972. Underemployment among the 21 million-member work force is estimated at 40%. Foreign debt exceeds $26 billion. These results may seem no worse than those of many Third World countries, except that the Philippines lies within the most economically dynamic region in the world. Marcos blames much of the country's doldrums on external causes. His critics, who now include most of the influential...
...recognize that the per-capita income is very low, that the distribution of wealth is unequal and shocking," he said, speaking in French. "I solemnly vow to present a new plan for society under which all resources will be kept under strict control. It is already designed by planners and will be presented to you soon...
...country's wealthiest. Los Angeles, which by 1982 had swept past Chicago to gain Second City status, is expected to swell to 8,870,000 regional residents. The San Francisco area will drop from 27th to 28th in population, with 1,634,000, but will enjoy the highest per capita income in the U.S.: nearly...
...Beer leaves unanswered the questions of why one group arose from the ghettos to prominence the professions and earn 170 percent of the national average per capita, while the other earns about two-thirds the average and has a third of its number below the poverty line...
...Quincy last year the game machines provided $400 a month, and per capita, Quincy residents do more laundry, says Prince...