But of course there is a control group: China under Maoist communism, when they were desperately poor and the government murdered millions of people. Capitalis

But of course there is a control group: China under Maoist communism, when they were desperately poor and the government murdered millions of people. Capitalism isn't the only necessary item, but when missing it's obviously missing: like in North Korea vs. South Korea, or East Germany vs. West Germany, or Cuba vs. Chile, or Maoist China vs. Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore. Charity doesn't enrich a nation for the simple reason that people stop giving once that other nation catches up even a little bit and isn't completely flat on its back.