On Tue, 20 May 2008 17:14:36 +0800, Ed wrote
(in article <0EwYj.60$5H5.13@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>
> "Jim Walsh" <jimNOwalsSPAMh3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:0001HW.C4589E3B0005816EF01846D8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On Mon, 19 May 2008 22:10:21 +0800, Ed wrote
>> (in article <hTfYj.192$ay2.109@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>
>>>
>>> "Jim Walsh" <jimNOwalsSPAMh3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>>
>>>> They will tell you that the per capita income of
>>>> the residents of rural villages is the highest is has ever been in
>>>> history. I
>>>> know of no evidence to refute that claim. Do you?
>>>
>>> "21.5 million rural population live below the official "absolute
poverty"
>>> line (approximately $90 per year); and an additional 35.5 million
rural
>>> population above that but below the official "low income" line
>>> (approximately $125 per year) (2006 est.)"
>>
>> Unfortunately this does not refute the claim that the "per capita
income
>> of
>> residents of rural villages" in China is presently higher than it has
ever
>> been.
>
> With China's inflation rate at about 9% I would expect real income to be
> less even if the the average went up by a dollar or two.
>
>>> Between $90 and $125 per year they are all driving Cadillacs.
>>> Per capita GDP is $5,300.
>>>
>>> Per capita GDP:
>>> Japan $33,800
>>> S. Korea $24,600
>>> Hong Kong $42,000
>>> Taiwan $29,800
>>> Thailand $8,000
>>> Malaysia $14,400
>>>
>>> Indonesia, India, Vietnam have lower numbers than China.
>
> You said:
> China was the sick man of Asia for a
> relatively short period of time in its long history.
>
> They still look pretty sick to me.
China has been a recognizable civilization for about 5,000 years. For much
of
that time it was equal to or advanced relative to the other civilizations
on
the Earth. In that context, the 4 or 500 years since 1500 are only 10% of
the
story.
--
Love, Jim
(I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive
crossposts.)
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