The world sorted by their gross domestic product per capita<span> at nominal values. This is the value of all final goods and services produced within a </span>nation<span> in a given year, converted at market exchange rates to current U.S. dollars, divided by the average (or mid-year) population for the same year.
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What are the central ideas of Smith's text and what is the purpose of his account?
Answer:
For new opportunities after the American Civil war
Explanation:
Carpet baggers are described historically as "opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain." (-Wikipedia definition) This was used by Southern locals as a derogatory term who believed the carpetbaggers to be greedy and exploitative.