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In the 60s and 70s Palau was one of the top 10 richest countries in the world in nominal GDP per capita. Today it ranks just below Hungary. What happened?
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Why was Kim Il-Sung so determined to keep his people from leaving North Korea when North Korea was comparatively affluent at the time relative to its neighbours?
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