＠ The World Bank http://tinyurl.com/pvox68z P1
世界銀行
Middle-Income Traps Past and Present
In the postwar era, many countries have managed to fairly rapidly reach
middle-income status, but few have gone on to become high-income economies.
二戰後 許多國家相當快速的達到中等收入 但只有少數能繼續成長 成了高收入經濟體
Rather, after an initial period of rapid ascent, many countries have experienc
ed a sharp slowdown in growth and productivity, falling into what has been
called a “middle-income trap.”
在初期的快速增長後 許多國家經歷成長和生產力的急速減速 掉入"中等收入陷阱"
the World Bank (2012) estimates that of 101 middle-income economies in 1960,
only 13 became high income by 2008
世界銀行在2012年的估計
在1960年 全世界有101個中等收入經濟體
這其中只有少數13個 在2008年以前 晉升成了高收入
分別是
— Equatorial Guinea Greece Hong Kong
Ireland Israel Japan
Mauritius Portugal Puerto Rico
the Republic of Korea Singapore Spain
and Taiwan