Convergence is a pattern in which:

a. low-income and middle-income economies grow faster than those of high-income countries.
b. high-income economies grow faster than those of low-income and middle-income countries.
c. Western economies grow faster than Eastern economies.
d. Eastern economies grow faster than Western economies.


a. low-income and middle-income economies grow faster than those of high-income countries.

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