Re:Typical anti-chinese bullshit
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The Chinese people had never been agressive towards their neighboors
Taiwan would certainly take issue with you there, as would South Korea and India.
China DID send their troops to North Korea during the Korean War, and fought several (unpublicized) border skirmishes with the USSR.
Historically you're right. The Chinese spent more time building civilization than conquering. However, this Communist government is much more agressive than you want to see...
The Concorde uses four afterburning turbojets, and cannot break the sound barrier without afterburners. There are massive fuel tanks in those pretty wings.
Er...
Countries export what they are rich in (standard Ricardian view of trade). India has over a billion people, it is very easy for them to export what we think are significant amounts of people, but to their overall population, it isn't even a drop in the bucket. Ghana (or most third world nations) doesn't have this luxury. Anyway, the only way a thriving IT industry is going to develop is if the base infrastructure is there already, which in most third-world countries, it isn't. (Bangalore is an exception, and unlike many parts of India in that respect.)
What works for an India -- and we have no idea if this focus on IT is going to work or is just a blip on the overall economic radar -- may not work for the rest of the developing world. Most countries have far more important things to do than "jumping straight to the 21st [century]," like educating or improving health or infrastructure. Remember, the Phillipines and Ghana are on two VERY different points in their development paths, and it is difficult to draw conclusions for one based on another.
I'm not disagreeing that a lot of industrialization can be skipped if done correctly. Every country does not need a car industry, et al. However, countries should first educate most of their population, before trying to jump ahead into high tech. Having an educated minority really only benefits that minority, unless you believe in trickle-down. However, a broadly educated population is often a good impetus for growth - look at South Korea or Taiwan.
The last place I worked asked us to be in from 11:00-16:00 every day, but everything else was up to us. This seemed like a fair comprimise (people could schedule meetings but we didn't have to punch in and out), and no one complained about the core. I was definitely more productive from 10-noon, but a lot of people had their best hours late at night. Forcing everyone on to the same schedule seems like a no-win situation: the employees are unhappy and the company gets less productivity.
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The Chinese people had never been agressive towards their neighboors
Taiwan would certainly take issue with you there, as would South Korea and India.
China DID send their troops to North Korea during the Korean War, and fought several (unpublicized) border skirmishes with the USSR.
Historically you're right. The Chinese spent more time building civilization than conquering. However, this Communist government is much more agressive than you want to see...
The Concorde uses four afterburning turbojets, and cannot break the sound barrier without afterburners. There are massive fuel tanks in those pretty wings.
Er, IBM no longer makes PPCs for Apple. They got out of that a long time ago. It's only Motorola now.
Er...
Countries export what they are rich in (standard Ricardian view of trade). India has over a billion people, it is very easy for them to export what we think are significant amounts of people, but to their overall population, it isn't even a drop in the bucket. Ghana (or most third world nations) doesn't have this luxury. Anyway, the only way a thriving IT industry is going to develop is if the base infrastructure is there already, which in most third-world countries, it isn't. (Bangalore is an exception, and unlike many parts of India in that respect.)
What works for an India -- and we have no idea if this focus on IT is going to work or is just a blip on the overall economic radar -- may not work for the rest of the developing world. Most countries have far more important things to do than "jumping straight to the 21st [century]," like educating or improving health or infrastructure. Remember, the Phillipines and Ghana are on two VERY different points in their development paths, and it is difficult to draw conclusions for one based on another.
I'm not disagreeing that a lot of industrialization can be skipped if done correctly. Every country does not need a car industry, et al. However, countries should first educate most of their population, before trying to jump ahead into high tech. Having an educated minority really only benefits that minority, unless you believe in trickle-down. However, a broadly educated population is often a good impetus for growth - look at South Korea or Taiwan.
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The last place I worked asked us to be in from 11:00-16:00 every day, but everything else was up to us. This seemed like a fair comprimise (people could schedule meetings but we didn't have to punch in and out), and no one complained about the core. I was definitely more productive from 10-noon, but a lot of people had their best hours late at night. Forcing everyone on to the same schedule seems like a no-win situation: the employees are unhappy and the company gets less productivity.