The graph below shows the average growth in domestic products in wealthy countries, countries that have adopted a global approach to business and countries that have not

The bar graph compares three kinds of nations in terms of their average annual gross domestic product growth over the course of 30 years.

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, both wealthy

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' and non-globalisers' average annual

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percentages fell.

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, Globalisers'

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factor

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witnessed a significant increase over the given period. In 1960, wealthy

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had the highest average annual

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at well over 4%,

while

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non-globalised

stood at over 2% and 1% respectively. By 1970, the average annual

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figure for all developing

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, regardless of their global approach, rose to around 3%.

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, wealthy

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' average annual

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factor

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fell to approximately 3%, and with a moderate continuous fall, bottomed down

at the end

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of the period. From 1970 onward, the

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factor

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for developing

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adopting a global approach continued to rise

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and peaked at almost 5% by the end of 1990. Meanwhile, non-globalisers'

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average annual gross domestic product

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fell to a low of under 1% in 1980 before rising up to around 1.5% in the culminating year.