“The rapid growth of emerging economies has led to a shift in economic power,” the OECD reported earlier this month, offering quantitative support for what everyone already knows. “Forecasts based on analysis by late economist Angus Maddison suggest that the aggregate economic weight of developing and emerging economies is about to surpass that of the countries that currently make up the advanced world.” The economic and financial turmoil of late is accelerating the trend, according to analysis from the OECD.