Ask The Economist
Starts 3pm GMT / 10am EDT, September 29th

THE SHIFT in economic power from West to East is accelerating, says John O'Sullivan, an Economics Editor at The Economist and the author of our special report on the world economy, which is published in the September 24th edition of the paper. The yuan may eventually usurp the dollar as the world's main reserve currency, and the rich world will lose some of its privileges. How inevitable is the West's decline? And how troublesome will the East's rise prove? (Can't see the video? You may need to upgrade flash.)

On Thursday, September 29th Mr O'Sullivan answered your questions on Twitter. The discussion replays below. Follow us @econdiscuss to find out about future live events.

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