This paper documents industrial output and labor productivity growth around the poor periphery 1870-1975 (Latin America …, the European periphery, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia). Intensive and extensive industrial … growth accelerated there over this critical century. The precocious poor periphery leaders underwent a surge and more poor …

Most countries in the periphery specialized in the export of just a handful of primary products for most of their …. Additionally, both effects were asymmetric between Core and Periphery, findings that speak directly to the terms of trade debates …

volatility was much more important than secular change. Additionally, both effects were asymmetric between core and periphery …

trade forces produced rising primary product specialization and de-industrialization in the poor periphery. More recently …, modern economists argue that volatility reduces growth in the poor periphery. This paper assess these de … did not do so in the poor periphery. Given that the secular terms of trade boom in the poor periphery was much bigger over …

This paper documents industrial output growth around the poor periphery (Latin America, the European periphery, the …