Cloud Breaker
Master Knight
Cirdan said:As to proving China is less developed than Belgium, again, look at the GDP per capita. Look at the average production per work-hour. One Chinese produces less than one Belgian--ergo China is less developed.
This is what I'm saying you should not conclude a country's level of development with.
I will make an example using your line of reasoning.
Belgium has GDP per capita of 35,000 $.
Japan has GDP per capita of 33,400 $.
Therefore, Belgium is more developed than Japan is.
Are you saying that Belgium is more developed than Japan is, because Belgium has higher GDP per capita than Japan?
Japan has bigger population, that is all. Japan is in no way behind Belgium in level of development, despite lower GDP per capita. Neither is China.
Cirdan said:Huh? are you being deliberately dense? Do you not agree with my summary of Chinese history? Are you telling me China had an industrial revolution comparable to Belgium's in the 19th century?
History has nothing to do with this. Who cares if China's industry sucked in 19th century? This is not 19th century.
Cirdan said:Your talk of distributing resources is absurd. It's not natural resources but human labour that underpins most economies (Qatar or Kuweït provide exceptions, because they are tiny countries located ontop of lagrlarge stocks of valuable resources).
This is not what I'm talking about, god damn translation. I am talking about manpower, money, food and medical supply, electric power, civil service, transportation devices, things that the government provide people with as part of their civil welfare.
Yes, I included medical care in the 'resources'. If you have a better term, please share with us.
What's wrong with my conclusion that 'bigger the country, harder to diffuse resources.'?
Your line of reasoning that China is a less developed country because it did not undergo a significant industrial revolution during the 19th century is absurd. Japan's industry did not fare any better than China's did during that period, yet they prosper this day.