We can learn from the history of how wealthy nations achieved their prosperity and apply those lessons to how developing nations today can do the same.
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A key theme of this Substack and my book series is human material progress.
This article links to all my articles on Developing nations and how they can transform from poverty to progress. I try to make each article self-standing, but I would recommend reading the articles in the displayed order.
Enjoy reading!
Table of Contents for the “Developing nations” series:
Why developing nations are still poor:
Why most development theories are incorrect:
What the above development theories miss:
How previous nations did it in the past (and what developing nations need to copy today)
What wealthy nations can do to assist developing nations grow:
What developing nations can do to help themselves:
China:
If you enjoyed reading this series of articles, you might also be interested in reading my “From Poverty to Progress” book series:



