If democracy explains improvements in human welfare, how does one explain China, which has seen the lion's share of people leaving poverty?
@speechboy71 @JoshuaHol Serious question: if we take China out of the equation, has there been any serious improvement in human welfare?
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@heerjeet@joshuahol Oh absolutely -
@speechboy71@heerjeet But over what time frame? Since the emergence of a Chinese middle class? I dunno. - Show replies
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@heerjeet@joshuahol Look at Angus Deaton's book on this or Charles Kenny - improvements around the worldThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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