word
middle income trap
MID-ul IN-kum TRAP
ˈmɪdəl ˈɪnkʌm træpListen
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Syllable breakdown
middleincometrap
Dictionary meaning
the phenomenon in which a country achieves middle-income status but then stalls and fails to graduate to high-income levels; occurs when the economy can no longer compete with low-wage countries in manufacturing but has not yet developed the productivity and innovation capacity to compete with advanced economies
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