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But not every client state turned out to be so corrupt that it collapsed immediately. Japan and Western Germany after the second world war for example did quite
by amai 5y ago
But not every client state turned out to be so corrupt that it collapsed immediately. Japan and Western Germany after the second world war for example did quite well despite being occupied by the US. Other examples are South Korea and Taiwan. What did they do different at that time? It seems the US somehow lost the know-how on how to create stable client states after Vietnam.
- distances 5y agoI'm no historian, but both Germany and Japan were industrialized, highly educated, stable societies with strict hierarchies and a culture of following orders. I don't think Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan can reasonably be compared.
- MichaelZuo 5y agoAlso both countries had at least one very big reason to not be corrupt sitting close by.