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Historical 'backwardness' can accelerate development, argues opinion piece

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An opinion piece argues that historical "backwardness" can offer a unique advantage for development, drawing on Leon Trotsky's theories. The author suggests that while the Mao era in China caused destruction, it also modernized traditional structures, potentially enabling faster growth by skipping intermediate developmental stages. This advantage, however, is contingent on a country's economic and cultural capacity. AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing historical theories and their application to national development.

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Historical 'backwardness' can accelerate development, argues opinion piece

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alex Lo ·

    Sometimes, it pays to be a backward country

    Who would have thought that Leon Trotsky inadvertently offered a theory to explain China’s economic leapfrog into the 21st century after bouncing back from history’s worst famine and the Cultural Revolution? In recent decades, some people thought China was done for and would even…

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