Abstract / Description
Contemporary economic growth trajectories are characterized by accelerating digital integration. However, the digital infrastructure required to accelerate growth remains unevenly distributed across development tiers. This study examines a “Digital Maturity Paradox” using a cross-sectional dataset of 121 countries, stratified into developing N=76 and developed N=45 cohorts. Statistically validated via the Chow Breakpoint Method F=11.91; p