Tbf the example countries are countries that started very poor, so had the opportunity to make more impressive gains from more moderate gains in quality of life than those of already advanced economies. More advanced economies haven’t usually turned to socialism though, so it’s hard to compare.
“Advanced” countries, such as the US, perpetuate their systems and have not had revolution because they benefit from Imperialism, and use a portion of the spoils of international plunder to bribe their domestic proletariat. As the PRC reaches the status of “developed country,” we should see how its metrics compare, though compared to Capitalist peers of similar development its generally far ahead.
Tbf the example countries are countries that started very poor, so had the opportunity to make more impressive gains from more moderate gains in quality of life than those of already advanced economies. More advanced economies haven’t usually turned to socialism though, so it’s hard to compare.
“Advanced” countries, such as the US, perpetuate their systems and have not had revolution because they benefit from Imperialism, and use a portion of the spoils of international plunder to bribe their domestic proletariat. As the PRC reaches the status of “developed country,” we should see how its metrics compare, though compared to Capitalist peers of similar development its generally far ahead.
They had the same opportunity under capitalism, and yet they didn’t