The UN Human Development Report of 1997 states: "During the last 15–20 years, more than 100 developing countries, and several Eastern European countries, have suffered from disastrous growth failures.
1997年，联合国《人类发展报告》称：“在过去15至20年间，超过100多个发展中国家和一些东欧国家在发展上遭受灾难性失误。