  The so-called great divergence in the income per capita is described in the
Unified Growth Theory as the mind-boggling and unresolved mystery about the
growth process. This mystery has now been solved: the great divergence never
happened. It was created by the manipulation of data. Economic growth in
various regions is at different levels of development but it follows similar,
non-divergent trajectories. Unified Growth Theory is shown yet again to be
incorrect and scientifically unacceptable. It promotes incorrect and even
potentially dangerous concepts. The distorted presentation of data supporting
the concept of the great divergence shows that economic growth is now
developing along moderately-increasing trajectories but mathematical analysis
of the same data and even their undistorted presentation shows that these
trajectories are now increasing approximately vertically with time. So, while
the distorted presentation of data used in the Unified Growth Theory suggests
generally sustainable and secure economic growth, the undistorted presentation
of data demonstrates that the growth is unsustainable and insecure. The concept
of takeoffs from stagnation to the sustained-growth regime promoted in the
Unified Growth Theory is also dangerously misleading because it suggests a
sustainable and prosperous future while the mathematical analysis of data shows
that the current economic growth is insecure and unsustainable.
