For the past 40 years, the most dynamic economies in the world were China and India. From approx. 5% of US GDP level, China grows to 26% and India to 11% of current US levels. The ratio of foreign trade to GDP is similar for both countries as well as capital flows to GDP. So why did China...

From 1980 through 2020, the rate of population growth declined in both China and India, but the decline was far more pronounced in China. During the same period, per capita income increased substantially in both China and India, but the increase was far more pronounced in China. The fact that...