Flying geese paradigm

The flying geese paradigm is a way of understanding how countries around the world develop. It’s like a line of geese that are flying in the same direction. At the front of the line are the countries that are the most developed, where people have the most money and the best jobs. Then behind that there are countries that are just starting to get better. They’re “following” the countries that are ahead of them, and getting just a little bit better as they go. That’s why it’s called the flying geese paradigm.