“Swedish professor of international health at the Karolina Institute in Stockholm, Hans Rosling believes that despite the economic inequalities that persist, we are moving towards a world in re-balancing. It beats strongly challenging the misconception that that would still exist two categories of countries: rich and poor. He stated his views in the program in 2020 to Ericsson.”

“During his long academic career but also committed to large international organizations like UNICEF, the World Health or the NGO Doctors without Borders, “Hans Rosling has forged a clear vision of economic development world. For him, no doubt that the advance of Western countries is declining and that Asia will soon dominate the economic sphere.”

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Hans Rosling - 2020 Shaping Ideas - Ericsson

“According to him, although the differences between very poor and very wealthy have never been so vast, it is reasonable to consider that in 2020 an additional 2 billion people will access to a standard of living comparable to the West, people who come mainly Asia and India. Western countries do not weigh more than 10% of the world.”

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Via: http://www.gapminder.org/