diff --git a/FAQ.adoc b/FAQ.adoc index cf4aae8..6a5f9b4 100644 --- a/FAQ.adoc +++ b/FAQ.adoc @@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ Because I think that this would make China, and the world: [[richer]] === Why would democracy and freedom of speech make China richer? +There is infinite debate about this out there, some examples: + +* http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/2011/05/can-poor-countries-afford-democracy-becker.html +* https://www.quora.com/Is-democracy-or-authoritarianism-better-for-developing-countries + Society can be richer when people know that they can do their startups, get rich, and stay in the country without fear of being persecuted unfairly and losing everything. Maybe China was poor because of Mao's crazy communist regime. Similar regimes also made Russia poor. And yes, before that exploitation by the West may have been a factor.