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UPPER-INCOME COUNTRY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
- Environmental Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- upper-income country
1, record 1, English, upper%2Dincome%20country
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A citizen of the lower-income countries consumes on average 2,380 calories per day, mostly from plants. A citizen of the upper-income countries consumes 3,380 calories, a considerable amount from meat. 1, record 1, English, - upper%2Dincome%20country
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Stabilizing human populations and putting resource consumption on a more equitable and sustainable footing are the greatest challenges of our time, and they touch human sensitivity deeply. All of us - but particularly those who live in upper-income countries - need to alter our life-styles now .... 1, record 1, English, - upper%2Dincome%20country
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"upper-income": Real Gross Domestic Product per person of PPP$5,500 or more. 1, record 1, English, - upper%2Dincome%20country
Record 1, Key term(s)
- upper income country
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
- Économie environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pays à revenu relativement élevé
1, record 1, French, pays%20%C3%A0%20revenu%20relativement%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lutte pour la stabilisation de la population mondiale et pour l'équité du partage et la durabilité des ressources constitue le plus grand défi de notre temps et ne laisse personne indifférent. Elle exige de chacun - et tout particulièrement des habitants des pays à revenu relativement élevé - un changement des comportements [...] 1, record 1, French, - pays%20%C3%A0%20revenu%20relativement%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«revenu relativement élevé» : Produit intérieur brut réel par habitant égal ou supérieur à PPA$5500. 1, record 1, French, - pays%20%C3%A0%20revenu%20relativement%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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