On average, the poor European periphery converged on the rich industrial core in the four or five decades prior to … globalization was by far the dominant force accounting for convergence (and divergence) around the periphery. Some exploited it well …

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 …

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 …

.S. states, among Japanese prefectures, and among regions within Western Europe. In this paper we examine the tendency towards …

stabilizers in Eastern and Southern Europe are much lower than in Central and Northern European countries. We also investigate …