Comments on: Development with Tibetan characteristics http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/01/development-with-tibetan-characteristics/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Lincoln Funghttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/01/development-with-tibetan-characteristics/comment-page-1/#comment-95025 Lincoln Fung Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:52:36 +0000 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=9636#comment-95025 The problems Mr. Hillman has pointed to in this article reflect a very big and wider issue not just in China, but also in other countries including not only poor countries but also rich countries such as Australia. It is a complex issue. For example, in Australia there are huge gaps between the Indigenous people and other people in education, employment, health, income etc that some people refer to as the third world people in Australia. The Australian government and the Northern Territory government have all faced such persistent and perplex problems for many years. A lot of effort has been put into addressing these issues and so far those gaps have not closed, if not enlarged further. I suspect the US and Canada also have similar issues with their indigenous people to some degree. While it may be politically correct to give the local people quotas to ensure they participate in economic activities, it is easirt said than done. Do you want to force people to do what they do not want to do? Does that cause ethnic problems? Would that not be seen as endangering ethnic cultures? How much government intervention into business activities do we need to solve perceived ethnic problems? The problems Mr. Hillman has pointed to in this article reflect a very big and wider issue not just in China, but also in other countries including not only poor countries but also rich countries such as Australia.

It is a complex issue.

For example, in Australia there are huge gaps between the Indigenous people and other people in education, employment, health, income etc that some people refer to as the third world people in Australia.

The Australian government and the Northern Territory government have all faced such persistent and perplex problems for many years. A lot of effort has been put into addressing these issues and so far those gaps have not closed, if not enlarged further.

I suspect the US and Canada also have similar issues with their indigenous people to some degree.

While it may be politically correct to give the local people quotas to ensure they participate in economic activities, it is easirt said than done.

Do you want to force people to do what they do not want to do? Does that cause ethnic problems? Would that not be seen as endangering ethnic cultures?

How much government intervention into business activities do we need to solve perceived ethnic problems?

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