Comments on: Competitiveness, who needs it? http://www.samefacts.com/2006/09/uncategorized/competitiveness-who-needs-it/ Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brett Bellmore http://www.samefacts.com/2006/09/uncategorized/competitiveness-who-needs-it/comment-page-1/#comment-17605 Brett Bellmore Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:05:58 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2006/09/uncategorized/competitiveness-who-needs-it/#comment-17605 "Rich, happy countries like Switzerland (or rich, unhappy ones like the US) can't grow fast." I'm not sure that's actually true; Hong Kong mananged to maintain a pretty impressive growth rate for several decades, without being a third world hell-hole. Of course, under British rule Hong Kong wasn't making it's own policy... I think it would be more accurate to say that political considerations make it difficult to maintain the policies necessary for fast growth once an economy is reasonably prosperous. The importance of fast growth is eclipsed by the importance of buying votes... “Rich, happy countries like Switzerland (or rich, unhappy ones like the US) can’t grow fast.”
I’m not sure that’s actually true; Hong Kong mananged to maintain a pretty impressive growth rate for several decades, without being a third world hell-hole. Of course, under British rule Hong Kong wasn’t making it’s own policy…
I think it would be more accurate to say that political considerations make it difficult to maintain the policies necessary for fast growth once an economy is reasonably prosperous. The importance of fast growth is eclipsed by the importance of buying votes…

]]> By: serial catowner http://www.samefacts.com/2006/09/uncategorized/competitiveness-who-needs-it/comment-page-1/#comment-17604 serial catowner Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:54:20 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2006/09/uncategorized/competitiveness-who-needs-it/#comment-17604 Even the indices might raise a few eyebrows. I was checking a few figures to see if they appeared to make sense, and found they gave Mexico higher marks for education than they did the U.S.. I am no more educator than I am economist, but I do know that none of my friends have moved to Mexico to give their children a better education. Even the indices might raise a few eyebrows. I was checking a few figures to see if they appeared to make sense, and found they gave Mexico higher marks for education than they did the U.S.. I am no more educator than I am economist, but I do know that none of my friends have moved to Mexico to give their children a better education.

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