Singapore has a surplus of $55 billion a year whereas France has a deficit of around the same number. What are these numbers really telling us? If you realize that there are only 6 million people living in Singapore compared to 60 million people in France, it's clear that the performance of the individual carries much more weight in Singapore. The Singaporean surplus becomes much more significant when you take into account that it has been reached by only 6 million people, with no oil, no gas, no natural resources and very little land.
- From Move Up: Why Some Cultures Advance While Others Don't by Clotaire Rapaille and Andres Roemer
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