The space economy will not succeed without private ownership Opinion A space economy based on legal conditions that ban private property – like those of North Korea – will never flourish, says Rainer Zitelmann After the Moon Landing of 1969, manned space travel stagnated for over half a century. The space shuttle was far too expensive and never lived up to expectations. It was only [...]
Vietnam defeated America, can it beat China too? Opinion 'Escape from China' is the watchword in Vietnam for businesses offering an alternative to Beijing's communist encroachment, says Rainer Zitelmann.
How Poland and Vietnam escaped poverty Opinion In a new book, Rainer Zitelmann examines how Poland and Vietnam escaped the ravages of the Cold War to become some of the world’s fastest growing economies – and argues that poverty isn’t inevitable, it’s a policy choice says Kristian Niemietz Case studies in recent economic history typically deal with unambiguous success stories, or unambiguous [...]