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The UK for one. By the time it became a democracy, it was already stable, peaceful and the wealthiest country per capita that had ever existed.

• junofan 3mo ago
  It was a narrow miss. There was a time the crown wanted everyone farming cotton, but entrepreneurs pitched arbitrage instead.
  • hollerith 3mo ago
    Do you mean raising sheep for wool? The UK has never grown a significant amount of cotton.