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It's easier to catch up, than to rise ahead, so this is hardly surprising.
by legulere 10y ago
It's easier to catch up, than to rise ahead, so this is hardly surprising.
- fauigerzigerk 10y agoI doubt very much that catching up is easier to do. If it was so easy we wouldn't see huge differences between different countries. There are a lot of self reenforcing factors that keep countries back for a long time. Bad governance, corruption, violence, bad investment decisions, inefficient legal systems, debt, terrible infrastructure, bad health and education, smart people leaving the country, etc. It all feeds on itself and its very difficult for a country to escape that spiral.
- eeZah7Ux 10y agoHaving to compete against more powerful countries might very well be the biggest factor.
- icebraining 10y agoHow do you figure?