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The East Asian Tigers saw rapid industrialization and development in the postwar, going from being agrarian type countries into high-tech states with dense urban areas.

Why? In a prior thread, I suggested it's a combination of Western foreign aid, and anti-communist siege mentality that drove rapid development (and maybe social cohesion through shared identity?). So could there be any other similar small countries that are able to do that in the 20th century?

I think the current prosperity of the UAE and other Gulf States shows that oil wealth goes a long way. But imagine if they managed to do that more equitably, and earlier on. Arab Nationalism succeeds, maybe?
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