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Their wordsThese countries should leave us hopeful that industrialization is still possible in this day and age, although it’s hard.
Our reading
Whether India gets rich will decide much of the course of human flourishing this century.
Their wordsWhether India can get rich will determine much of the course of human flourishing over the next century.
Their wordsIf countries want to be great manufacturers, they can’t just find a few industries they’re good at; they need to work on developing whole domestic ecosystems of interrelated industries.
Their wordsBeing a natural resource exporter has saved Indonesia from poverty, but it won’t be enough to get rich.
Their wordsThe main lesson from these countries is that political and social instability destroys development, and tends to be very hard to kick.
Their wordsThis is extremely encouraging, as it shows that countries can still catch up all the way to developed status even without world-beating national champion manufacturers like Samsung and Hyundai.