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Re:Is Productivity Growth Becoming Irrelevant? by learc83 on Sunday July 23, 2017 @09:15PM (#14835300)
Japan defeated Russia at the beginning of the 20th century.

They definitely weren't a major manufacturing economy in the 18th century.

Re:Is Productivity Growth Becoming Irrelevant? by tnecniv on Sunday July 23, 2017 @10:47PM (#14835560)
This was also not a prolonged war (lasted about a year and a half). Japan had to commit all its forces to the (successful) campaign. Russia was forced to surrender due to internal conflict and a stagnant economy, but had much more manpower it could have sent to turn the tides.