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(economics) The situation where a country that attains a certain income gets stuck at that level, being unable to compete with other more developed economies in the high-value-added market.

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middle income trap

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middle income trap

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(economics) The situation where a country that attains a certain income gets stuck at that level, being unable to compete with other more developed economies in the high-value-added market.

Japanese Meaning

中所得の罠：ある国が一定の所得水準を達成した後、そのレベルから抜け出せず、高付加価値市場で他の先進国と競争できずに経済発展が停滞する現象。

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多くの経済学者は、政策改革がなければその国は中所得の罠に陥り、高所得国へと進展するのに苦しむだろうと警告している。

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(economics) The situation where a country that attains a certain income gets stuck at that level, being unable to compete with other more developed economies in the high-value-added market.

Thailand and Malaysia are hemmed in by the so-called "middle-income trap", which suggests that while countries can move up from the ranks of the very poor, moving further forward is more complex, as competitiveness falls off and costs for investors increase.

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middle income traps

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