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Leonid Grinin & Andrey Akorotayev, Great Divergence and Great Convergence: A Global Perspective

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  • Tony HARPER

    (New Trier Collage, USA.)

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he book, Great Divergence and Great Convergence: A Global Perspective, represents an insightful analysis of the processes associated with historical change, specifically those processes that have given rise to the current state of the world system. Uniquely, the authors suggest that continuity of process extends to both the Divergence and Convergence. Further, they suggest that the time depth of the origin of this process is much deeper than the traditional marker of the mid-17th Century and build a strong case for this assessment. Finally, Grinin and Korotayev make some predictions regarding the further effects of the process of convergence into the near future, predictions suggesting a significant reshuffling of world system organization and the rise of a global middle class.

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  • Tony HARPER, 2015. "Leonid Grinin & Andrey Akorotayev, Great Divergence and Great Convergence: A Global Perspective," Journal of Economics and Political Economy, KSP Journals, vol. 2(3), pages 428-433, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ksp:journ1:v:2:y:2015:i:3:p:428-433
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    Keywords

    Global Perspective; Great Convergence; Great Divergence.;
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    JEL classification:

    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts
    • F60 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - General
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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