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> A more accurate title might be "Why is the US so rich?" The article has nothing to do with the US. > Britain is one of the richest countries on Earth (21st
by BeetleB 2y ago
> A more accurate title might be "Why is the US so rich?"
The article has nothing to do with the US.
> Britain is one of the richest countries on Earth (21st in terms of GDP/capita, and many countries ranked above it are tiny ones). This compares favourably to its most similar neighbour, France (23rd), which also suffered the same economic shocks of WW2 and decolonisation.
And yet, as the article points out, the French populace and infrastructure is doing far better than the UK's.
Everything you point out (decolonization, etc) is as true of the French as it is of the British. Yet, one of the major themes of the article is comparing the UK with France.