All of the Following Statements Are True Except

All of the following statements are true except

A) the gap in GDP per capita in advanced countries has narrowed over the past two centuries.
B) the long-term gap between rich and poor countries has widened.
C) the constant steady-state growth support provided by Canada and the United States does not generalize to other advanced countries.
D) Convergence among advanced countries is primarily a recent phenomenon.
E) As a whole, the world picture is one of divergence rather than convergence of GDP per capita.