And this decade’s growth champs are S. Korea, Vietnam and Mexico
Kaushik Basu
Rich countries have less growth potential than poorer ones.
With 2021 still young, and hope in the air thanks to new Covid-19 vaccines and a new occupant of the White House, we can finally stop covering our eyes in horror and peer furtively into the future. As the decade unfolds, which countries are likely to be the biggest economic success stories?
My bet is on South Korea, Vietnam, and Mexico, three countries at markedly different stages of development. South Korea is an advanced economy, while Vietnam is what the World Bank calls a lower middle-income economy, like India or Bangladesh. Mexico, an upper middle-income country like Colombia, Botswana, or Indonesia, is somewhere in between. I predict that each of these economies will outperform others in its cohort over the next 10 years.
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With 2021 still young, and hope in the air thanks to new covid vaccines and a new occupant of the White House, we can finally stop covering our eyes in horror and peer furtively into the future. As this new decade unfolds, which countries are likely to be the biggest economic success stories?
My bet is on South Korea, Vietnam and Mexico, three countries at markedly different stages of development. South Korea is an advanced economy, while Vietnam is what the World Bank calls a lower middle-income economy, like India or Bangladesh. Mexico, an upper middle-income country like Colombia, Botswana, or Indonesia, is somewhere in between. I predict that each of these economies will outperform others in its cohort over the next 10 years.
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Ignacio prepares for COVID-19 vaccine clinic The Greater Ignacio COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic plans to hold a mock run Saturday in Ignacio. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
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After weeks of planning, Ignacio is gearing up for its COVID-19 community vaccination clinic, starting with a mock run Saturday.
The mock run will work out any bugs in clinic operations as community volunteers learn their roles. Ignacio’s vaccination clinic is the third grassroots effort in La Plata County, alongside Durango and Bayfield, which serve central and northern areas of the co
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