An "NIC" is a newly industrialized country. So as the country is ramping up industry, you can expect that most of its population will be employed in the manufacturing sector of the economy. Newly industrialized countries see a shift away from an agriculturally based system to an industry based system. So they also see a large measure of urbanization as people move away from rural areas and into cities for jobs in industry/manufacturing.
The 1990s were remembered as a time of strong economic growth, steady job creation, low inflation, rising productivity, economic boom, and a surging stock market that resulted from a combination of rapid technological changes and sound central monetary policy.
They brought new diseases to new land, making everyone in the new land sick