One mantra of recent years has been that, whatever the twists and turns of global economic growth, of commodities or of financial markets, “the emerging-economy story remains intact.” By this, corporate boards and investment strategists mean that they still believe that emerging economies are destined to grow a lot faster than the developed world, importing technology and management techniques while exporting goods and services, thereby exploiting a winning combination of low wages and rising productivity.
Le leitmotiv des dernières années a consisté à affirmer qu’indépendamment des péripéties de la croissance économique mondiale, ainsi que des fluctuations des matières premières et marchés financiers, « le destin des économies émergentes demeure[rait] intact. »