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. 2020 Jul 5;259:113171. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113171

Table 1.

Landscaping patterns of growth.

Pattern Growth rate
 Sample per capita growth
Before break After break
Steep Hill ≥5 percent ≥5 percent Image 1
Hill ≥3 percent ≥3 percent Image 2
Accelerator 0 percent ≥ & < 3 percent ≥3 percent Image 3
Valley <0 percent 0 percent ≥ & < 3 percent Image 4
Steep Valley <0 percent ≥5 percent Image 5
Plateau ≥3 percent 0 percent ≥ & < 3 percent Image 6
Plain 0 percent ≥ & < 3 percent 0 percent ≥ & < 3 percent Image 7
Mountain ≥3 percent <0 percent Image 8
Cliff 0 percent ≥ & < 3 percent <0 percent Image 9
Slippery Slope <0 percent <0 percent Image 10

Source/Notes: SOURCE: Authors' classifications based on Pritchett (2000). NOTE: Index refers to constant per capita public spending on health using first year as the base year.