Will technology kill economic convergence?
Washington, DC
AT the recent annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Lima, Peru, one topic that dominated discussions was the slowdown in emerging economy growth. Hailed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis as the new engines of the world economy, the emerging economies are now acting as a drag on global growth, and many argue that their era of rapid expansion - and their quest to achieve convergence with advanced country income levels - is over. Are the doomsayers right?
There is certainly reason for concern - be…
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