The increasingly diverging pattern of structural
change among developing regions since 1990,
as noted by the two studies, further corroborates
the findings in comparative studies such as those
by Nissanke and Thorbecke (2010) and Nissanke
(forthcoming), particularly on the point that the
difference in development outcomes among nationstates
under the recent phase of globalization is likely
to be explained better by country subgroups’ specific
nature of integration and specialization rather
than by the degree of openness of the trade and
investment regimes, as often claimed.