The correct answer is the following: Countries that are on the rise economically and growing in importance in the global economy, but still have large numbers of the population living in poverty are considered semi-periphery economies. Semi-periphery economies are capitalist countries that have economies that are between the core economies and the periphery economies. They are all industrialized and they are key elements in mediating te political, social and economic activities between the core nations and the peripheral nations. Even though they provide diverse economic opportunities, and they are growing, the still show a huge gap between their social classes, with a lot of its citizens living in poverty. Examples of semi-peripheral economies are Brazil, Argentina, India, Mexico and Iran.
