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I took a map on IQ vs. GDP PPP and highlighted what I viewed as the competition to enter markets and risk asessment for each market.
We hear often that states like Qatar (remember in 1970 when Brunei was rich? LOL) and Hong Kong and Singapore are capital hubs but people forget these places come and go. When the stock exchange was in Amsterdam it was the world's premier power. But then it left for London and we all know about the British empire, which fell apart after centuries of growth.
My prediction is that only Japan and some Chinese provinces will remain growing prosperous for then next hundred years. Everywhere else will stagnate due to various issues. Europe and the middle east will continue to get flooded with young unskilled labor, America will lose prominence by 2035 (Warren Buffett estimated 2050, but I think that is too optimistic). China will own most of the physical world because they convert their money into real assets. Just look at their property markets in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere. American universities have become their colonies.
I view Japan, Taiwan province (even though it will be annexed), and MAYBE Korea as the highest quality of life states of the future. Everywhere else will decline. Korea is risky though because it might be unified by force from the North Korean regime which will then switch to a Chinese model of governance. The Kim family will probably be executed by former regime elements once the unification is underway and replaced by a North-South oligarchy.
t. Knower who knows things.