tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036593619631497112.post6737384319499807458..comments2020-04-28T16:34:03.495+05:30Comments on Misanthrope: Economics and empiricismUmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831785996282510147noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036593619631497112.post-48426832063520266592007-04-11T08:31:00.000+05:302007-04-11T08:31:00.000+05:30"Unfortunately, I'm not convinced India and China ..."Unfortunately, I'm not convinced India and China are necessarily going to become quite first world."<BR/><BR/>agreed. the reasons are domestic. india is way too hierarchical and divided. china has too much disparity between the haves and have-nots, and is not accustomed to a democratic system and legal checks and balances. not yet, atleast.<BR/><BR/>as for the u.s., the mentality is so parochial, that it is self-destructive.beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.com