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Economics: Global Production Networks (GPNs) Will Grow Regional Economies
"The world economy is increasingly becoming globally integrated. New products are dreamed up in advanced nations, assembled in developing nations, and sold throughout the world.
The underlying structure for this integration is the global production network (GPN), and several indicators provide a measure of who is benefiting most from this new economic structure: while advanced economies are achieving productivity gains, a few select nations are achieving much accelerated growth.
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