China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data

Re:China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data by oblio on Thursday May 31, 2018 @08:21AM (#17195741)

> Makes one wonder about the power of free markets in lifting huge segments of the population from immense poverty.

One would argue that it was a market economy with heavy state interventions. I'm not sure I'd call that a "free market".

But then again, I think a "free market" is a purely theoretical concept that only serves as a rough outline in real life, it has no practical application.

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Re:China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data by eitally on Thursday May 31, 2018 @08:43AM (#17195840)

I think that was the point. It has absolutely not been a free market (compared-ish to the US economy) and overall it's worked wonders at the macro level, whether you're looking at QoL, infrastructure, business conditions, education, or most other measures I can think of besides privacy and human rights.

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