> Ulhas Joglekar wrote:
>
> >I agree with Doug, but why "developing" is in inverted commas?
>
> Because it's an optimistic euphemism that hides maldevelopment,
> subordination, and the long-term failure to narrow the north-south
> income gap.
China would cease to be a developing nation, if these criteria were applied. After 50 years of 'socialism', China has barely reached per capita income of $2 per day.
Surely, there was enough maldevelopment and subordination, when the North was "developing"?
Ulhas