Re:As Economy Grows, North Korea's Grip on Society Weakens
by nickik on Monday May 01, 2017 @04:06AM
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I would not be to quick to judge. Usually countries either get stuck in the middle income or they change the government structure.
China has a long way to go yet to really be a first world country. Even now I think it's clear that the party is nowhere near as powerful as they were and there are things they don't do anymore.
They know that protest could break out if they do the wrong things, they are careful.
I don't think it is inevitable but I highly doubt that a country could get to the same GDP per capita as the western democracies without some government reforms.
China has a long way to go yet to really be a first world country. Even now I think it's clear that the party is nowhere near as powerful as they were and there are things they don't do anymore.
They know that protest could break out if they do the wrong things, they are careful.
I don't think it is inevitable but I highly doubt that a country could get to the same GDP per capita as the western democracies without some government reforms.