There's Another Way

Consider for a moment that another form of government follows a different path than we do to achieve their economic success; that there is a lesson or two for us to learn by studying the system; and that we could improve ours by melding the best of their system's attributes with ours. Please take a look at this Ted Talk, in which, “…political scientist Eric Li makes a compelling case for the system of ‘meritocracy’ that has been quite successful in China.”

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http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_x_li_a_tale_of_two_political_systems?language=en