How a peaceful, uncrowded place with ample wherewithal stays poor is h…

P. J. O'Rourke
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How a peaceful, uncrowded place with ample wherewithal stays poor is hard to explain. How a conflict-ridden, grossly over-populated place with no resources whatsoever gets rich is simple. The British colonial government turned Hong Kong into an economic miracle by doing nothing. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2011). Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics, p.132, Pan Macmillan
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