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ID124657
Title ProperBridge to somewhere
Other Title Informationhelping U. S. companies tap the global infrastructure market
LanguageENG
AuthorFernandez, Jose W
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)International development has moved beyond charity. Gone are the days when the United States would just spend its seemingly bottomless largess to help less fortunate or vanquished countries, as it did after World War II. International development has reached a new, globally competitive stage, bringing with it enormous strategic and economic implications for the United States in the years ahead.
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the global middle class will grow from an estimated 1.8 billion people in 2009 to 4.9 billion in 2030. Nearly all of that growth will occur outside Europe and North America, from Brazil, China, and India to countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. Eighty-five percent of the growth will come in the Asia-Pacific region alone. The priorities of those countries will change along with their demographics. With more people escaping poverty, governments' focus is shifting from meeting basic needs to ensuring longer-term economic prosperity. Instead of handouts, nations are looking for investments to keep their middle classes employed. And more often than not, those investments are for infrastructure that enables and sustains growth.
`In' analytical NoteForeign Affairs Vol.92, No.6; 2013: p.111-123
Journal SourceForeign Affairs Vol.92, No.6; 2013: p.111-123
Key WordsEconomic Development ;  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - OECD ;  Global Infrastructure Market ;  United States of America - USA ;  Canada ;  Brazil ;  India ;  China ;  European Union ;  Middle East ;  North Africa ;  Southeast Asia ;  Economic Prosperity ;  Global Development ;  Demographics ;  Asia - Pacific Regions


 
 
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