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The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Picador USA
Publication date August 7, 2012
Pages 296
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781250007704
ISBN-10 1250007704
Dimensions 0.75 by 5 by 8 in.
Weight 0.62 lbs.
Original list price $18.00
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A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011

With the British Industrial Revolution, part of the world's population started to experience extraordinary economic growth―leading to enormous gaps in wealth and living standards between the industrialized West and the rest of the world. This pattern of divergence reversed after World War II, and now we are midway through a century of high and accelerating growth in the developing world and a new convergence with the advanced countries―a trend that is set to reshape the world.

Michael Spence, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, explains what happened to cause this dramatic shift in the prospects of the five billion people who live in developing countries. The growth rates are extraordinary, and continuing them presents unprecedented challenges in governance, international coordination, and ecological sustainability. The implications for those living in the advanced countries are great but little understood.

Spence clearly and boldly describes what's at stake for all of us as he looks ahead to how the global economy will develop over the next fifty years. The Next Convergence is certain to spark a heated debate how best to move forward in the post-crisis period and reset the balance between national and international economic interests, and short-term fixes and long-term sustainability.



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Hardcover
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from Farrar Straus & Giroux (May 10, 2011)
9780374159757 | details & prices | 296 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $27.00
About: A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 With the British Industrial Revolution, part of the world's population started to experience extraordinary economic growth―leading to enormous gaps in wealth and living standards between the industrialized West and the rest of the world.
Paperback
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from Picador USA (August 7, 2012)
9781250007704 | details & prices | 296 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.62 lbs | List price $18.00
About: A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011With the British Industrial Revolution, part of the world's population started to experience extraordinary economic growth―leading to enormous gaps in wealth and living standards between the industrialized West and the rest of the world.

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