Lawrence wrote:
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> Does this mean that China will one day become a developed nation, as wealthy
> as the West? If not, what is it that China will become? Even assuming it's
> per capita income will never equal Japan's, can it get within 25% of that
> level? If so, why can't its neighbors simply copy its policies?
I doubt that China can become a "developed nation", but be that as it may, the answer to the last question is simple. Its neighbors do not possess a nuclear deterrent or a large and powerful army. And it's not clear how independent even China can remain while attempting to develop within the capitalist world. To develop _as a capitalist economy_ it would have to establish itself as an imperialist powerf -- to "gain its place in the sun" in the language of 19th century Germany.
Carrol