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The author specifically compares Sichuan (GDP per capita $6000, poor for China) and Kerala (GDP per capita $3000, well-off for India), and notes that the differ
by Clewza313 6y ago
The author specifically compares Sichuan (GDP per capita $6000, poor for China) and Kerala (GDP per capita $3000, well-off for India), and notes that the difference in development/infrastructure is far greater than the economic disparity.
- roenxi 6y agoThat is probably the wrong way to look at it. It seems reasonable to expect a thresholding effect where up to some point basic needs get met, then over that point people can invest in improvements. Doubling incomes should have a greater-than-doubling effect on investment and infrastructure. It isn't clear that the difference is greater than would be expected by the economic disparity.