• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
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    GDP per capita isn’t a measure of standard of living either. For example, a country with a high level of exploitation will have high GDP per capita. There are plenty of better measures for the standard of living such as Physical Quality of Life Index. And there is plenty of evidence that the standard of living in China has been increasingly steadily.

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      GDP per capita isn’t a measure of standard of living either

      Sure, but it correlates well with it

      And there is plenty of evidence that the standard of living in China has been increasingly steadily.

      Yes, but only since Deng reforms. Before them China was a stagnant country

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        Sure, but it correlates well with it

        Only in a sense that western nations that have been traditionally exploiting the Global South have enjoyed an overall higher standard of living as a result.

        Yes, but only since Deng reforms. Before them China was a stagnant country

        That’s completely and utterly false. I can recommend a book on the subject if you genuinely want to learn about the development of China https://redletterspp.com/products/chinas-great-road