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Re:How China Built ‘iPhone City’ with Billions in Perks for ... by Alex3917 on Thursday December 29, 2016 @12:41PM (#13278686)
> It doesn't really work for a country to get rich without climbing it

Bali went straight from having an agrarian economy to a service-based economy without ever going through an industrial period. It can happen given the right conditions, but it isn't common.

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Re:How China Built ‘iPhone City’ with Billions in Perks for ... by maverick_iceman on Thursday December 29, 2016 @02:31PM (#13279416)
Is a small touristy island comparable to a country like China?
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Re:How China Built ‘iPhone City’ with Billions in Perks for ... by dilemma on Thursday December 29, 2016 @12:58PM (#13278794)
Did it really? Is Bali's GDP per capita comparable to that of United States or Germany?
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