L. Fituni, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (IAS), 30/1, Spiridonovka Str., Moscow, 123001, Russian Federation (africa.institute@yandex.ru).
I. Abramova, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (IAS), 30/1, Spiridonovka Str., Moscow, 123001, Russian Federation (irina.abramova@inafr.ru).
Abstract. The authors produced a concept of emergence, evolution and expiration of Global Economic Development Models (GEDM). According to their hypothesis, the transformation of GEDMs occupies the unique intermediate position between stadial and cyclic economic changes. The article offers periodization and description of economic models that existed during the last 200 years, and elaborates on the future characteristics of the emerging GEDM of the 21st century, with special emphasis on natural resources, shifts in the global balance of power, social structures and global governance.
Keywords: global economy, development model, crisis, global governance, resources, middle class
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