tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post1803402196263399106..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Australian services in the Asian centuryJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-51669201342737785362012-11-01T06:51:16.716+11:002012-11-01T06:51:16.716+11:00The Australian population is increasing quite fast...The Australian population is increasing quite fast, Ramana, as a consequence of migration. But our starting population is relatively small. Probably time for a population post. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-77956003356451965812012-11-01T01:48:13.977+11:002012-11-01T01:48:13.977+11:00Places like Abu Dhabi and Dubai still have a local...Places like Abu Dhabi and Dubai still have a local market for their non citizen populace. Places like India and China have the advantage of population which gives opportunity for domestic consumption for all economic activity. Should Australia consciously decide to increase the population?Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-39654664858214831702012-10-31T18:41:15.483+11:002012-10-31T18:41:15.483+11:00I think that the view about the automatic superior...I think that the view about the automatic superiority of developed countries was true fifty years ago. I don't thin that it is now. On picking winners, will try to post tomorrow. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-72571814145032182942012-10-31T09:13:05.219+11:002012-10-31T09:13:05.219+11:00Hi Jim, so much of these discussions seem to be a ...Hi Jim, so much of these discussions seem to be a kind of naff racism.<br /><br />Remember when the West was going to maintain its advantage through 'design' - non-white people certainly couldn't be clever enough to design as well as white people.<br /><br />Now it's services. Somehow people believe we will be better at services than people in their own countries.<br /><br />I don't know the answer either. I'm pretty sure that it means 'picking winners' in some way. I don't think any country these days is big enough to do everything - not even China.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.com