China Is Never Going To Be A

The Nation Will Continue To Be A Central Pole Of Identification, Even If More And More Nations Come To Share Common Economic And Political Forms Of Organization.

As A Piece Of Travel Literature Alone, 'the Ends Of The Earth' Succeeds In Providing A Tangible Sense Of The Sweaty, Smelly Reality Of Many Exotic Points On The Map, With Glimpses Of Their Cruelty But Also, Occasionally, Of Beauty And Human Kindness. As A Piece Of Analysis, It Is Deeply Thought-provoking.

For Capitalism Flourishes Best In A Mobile And Egalitarian Society

The Desire For Economic Prosperity Is Itself Not Culturally Determined But Almost Universally Shared

What Asia's Postwar Economic Miracle Demonstrates Is That Capitalism Is A Path Toward Economic Development That Is Potentially Available To All Countries. No Underdeveloped Country In The Third World Is Disadvantaged Simply Because It Began The Growth Process Later Than Europe, Nor Are The Established Industrial Powers Capable Of Blocking The Development Of A Latecomer, Provided That Country Plays By The Rules Of Economic Liberalism.