Developing Nations

How much does China subsidize its economy?

A summary of the first comprehensive attempt to answer this question.

Oct 22, 2025 • Michael Magoon

Explaining the Middle Income trap

And why competing explanations are not as useful

Sep 15, 2025 • Michael Magoon

Can the Chinese industrialization strategy be duplicated?

Or was it a unique confluence of factors?

Jan 22, 2025 • Michael Magoon

How developing nations can experience progress (the series)

Developing nations today can follow the path that rich nations did in the past but only by understanding how rich nations actually did so.

Jan 5, 2025 • Michael Magoon

The National Progress Queue: Why Nations Industrialize in a Predictable Order

How deep historical forces and modern economics combine to determine which nations move from poverty to progress—and in what order.

Dec 10, 2024 • Michael Magoon

Understanding the Chinese economic miracle

No matter how big of a deal we think it is, it is actually bigger

Dec 9, 2024 • Michael Magoon

Evidence for Progress: UN Human Development Index

The United Nations HDI is one of the most respected metrics in development economics. Does it give evidence of progress?

May 17, 2024 • Michael Magoon

14:11

Why Developing nations need to use more fossil fuels

despite what Greens say

Apr 10, 2024 • Michael Magoon

How developing nations can create competitive export industries

And ratchet their way from poverty to progress

Apr 1, 2024 • Michael Magoon

Why Developing nations need to create thriving export industries

And why they should focus their scarce resources on doing so

Mar 29, 2024 • Michael Magoon

What ingredients are developing nations missing?

And what reforms get the most "bang for the buck?" in triggering economic growth

Mar 20, 2024 • Michael Magoon

Why sustainable development isn't

It is neither sustainable, nor is it development

Mar 18, 2024 • Michael Magoon

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