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		jacques_chester on May 18, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Eight Out Of China’s Top Nine Government Officials... Cultural antecedents are not a necessary pre-condition for modernisation. The USSR modernised very rapidly and it started off with mass illiteracy.

stcredzero on May 18, 2011 [–]

The USSR modernised very rapidly and it started off with mass illiteracy.

Yes, but look at them now. The territories of the former USSR do not constitute the best climate for business. Cultural antecedents are not a necessary pre-condition, but they seem to help.

jacques_chester on May 18, 2011 | [–]

Fair enough.

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