Compared to the Leader Countries, the Follower Countries Can Grow

Compared to the leader countries, the follower countries can grow at a faster rate because:

A) follower countries have a hard time adopting a technology.
B) leader countries cannot grow anymore.
C) follower countries can skip past many stages of technology that the leader countries had to pass through.
D) leader countries can skip past many stages of technology that the follower countries had to pass through.