The increasing gap between developed, emerging and poor economies

Draft

Initialised by Peter Groen (EMBA05).

Description:

The gap between the developed and emerging and poor economies increases. The rich countries are getting richer and the poor countries are becomming poorer and poorer.

Enablers:

• No access to technology
• No access to international markets
• Protectionist subsidies

Inhibitors:

• The spread of technology to emerging and poor economies
• The access to internet and international markets
• E-commerce_in_developing_countries
• Global_Labour_Market
• The termination of protectionist subsidies by the developed world

Paradigms:

Old developed world is exploiting the poor economies. Globalisation.

Experts:

World Bank United Nations World Trade Organisation

Timing:

It is happening now.

Web Resources:

www.worldbank.org www.un.org www.wto.org