在国际范围内，它促成了亚洲四小龙和金砖国家（巴西、俄罗斯、印度、中国和南非）的崛起，推动了非洲大陆经济快速增长，并促进了2007年前发达国家的繁荣。
On an international scale, it facilitated the rise of the Asian tigers and the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), produced rapid growth across Africa, and facilitated the boom in developed countries through 2007.