When Gary Shilling writes you must take note and what Gary writes is not pretty about future of Asian Tigers .
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He writes
People in the West, certainly Americans, have long had a fascination with the East, with many predicting an inevitable “Asian century” marked by economic and market dominance. I have long disagreed with the consensus on China and other Asian Tigers, and others are beginning to agree. Many problems stand in the way of the “Asian century.”
There are five main reasons why it won’t get any easier for Asia:
1. Globalization is largely completed
2. The shift from being export-led economies to ones driven by domestic spending, especially by consumers, has been slow
3. There are government and cultural restraints
4. Population problems endure
5. Military threats are growing in Asia, and could severely disrupt stability and retard economic growth if they flare up
He Sums it up nicely……There may well be an “Asian century” in the future, but don’t hold your breath. It took about a millennium for the West to develop meaningful democracy, the rule of law, large middle classes that support domestic economies and all the institutions that are largely lacking in developing Asian lands.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-31/long-awaited-asian-century-might-never-come
