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Norway and Singapore are excellent examples until you realize both their population is about 5 million.
by sremani 11y ago
Norway and Singapore are excellent examples until you realize both their population is about 5 million.
- davidw 11y agoCountries can be small and poorly run kleptocracies too.
- dragonwriter 11y agoIf population ratios are the standard to go by, they are better examples (by that standard) of what outcomes Venezuela could expect than Venezuela is for the US, so offering them as counterexamples in a thread where Venezuela is being held out as a cautionary tale for the US is not inappropriate.
- csomar 11y agoQatar and UAE are a good example too (overall) at managing resources. Libya is not. All of them have small populations. And they belong to the same Arabic world. It's about management not money or resources.
- sremani 11y agoCheap labor from South and South East Asia have a lot more to do with Qatar and UAE. Also lot of India-Pakistan trade (because of hostilities) happens via. UAE and Qatar(to a lesser extent). So, there are elements, like demographics, stability and geographical and geo-political issues casting bigger shadow than we think. Dubai is 70% non-citizens, and majority from India.