How Global Economic Power Has Shifted Over The Past 45 Years
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenOver the past four decades, the global economic hierarchy has undergone profound change.
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Over the past four decades, the global economic hierarchy has undergone profound change.
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