On the face of it, the slowdowns currently seen in many countries appear attributable to a range of country-specific factors. But could we be missing the wood for the trees? Although there is little evidence of any particular global factor driving down world growth, it is clearly possible that it is not just a coincidence that so many countries are slowing and that something more fundamental – and worrying – is going on.
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