how is India, equally populated country to China, is nowhere near the economy level China (EVERYTHING is made in here) has achieved with its manpower.

Question

how is India, equally populated country to China, is nowhere near the economy level China (EVERYTHING is made in here) has achieved with its manpower.

In: Economics

Answer 1

Two major reasons:

– British had colonised India and ran them dry for centuries
– India is a free democracy. China is a dictatorship.