1. Chapter 4: Economic Growth Rates
Beyond Economic Growth: An Introduction to Sustainable Development
By Tatyana P. Soubbotina

2. Overview of Chapter 4: Economic Growth Rates
GDP growth v. population growth
Is income per capita converging?
GDP per capita growth across regions
Are some countries converging?

3. GDP growth and population growth
GDP growth is faster in low-income countries(Fg. 4.1)
Will low-income countries catch up or “converge”?
Population growth is faster in low-income countries (Fig. 4.1)
Is GDP growing faster or slower than population?
GDP per capita growth is slower in low-income countries (Fig. 4.1)
Low-income countries are not converging, and the gap between rich and poor might be widening

4. GDP per capita growth across regions
GDP per capita growth rates vary across regions
Fast growth in East Asia but slow growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (Map 4.1 and Fig 4.2)
Figure 4.4 shows that the gap between developed and developing countries generally widened , EXCEPT for Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong
Since 1995
Convergence has continued (has occurred?) in East Asia
Dramatic convergence has begun in China and India
Sub-Saharan Africa is falling further behind