Branko Milanovic, lead economist for the World Bank research group, sent me this comparative analysis based on household income or consumption surveys worldwide, adjusted for purchasing power differences.

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The core economies have deep structural problems and the world economy is in a state of disequilibrium, says Jan Dehn, an economist at Ashmore Group in the U.K. Ashmore has its hands in emerging market debt.

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