P. J. O'Rourke Quote

How a peaceful, uncrowded place with ample wherewithal stays poor is hard to explain. How a conflict-ridden, grossly over-populated place with no resources whatsoever gets rich is simple. The British colonial government turned Hong Kong into an economic miracle by doing nothing.

Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics (ed. Pan Macmillan, 2011) - ISBN: 9781447215103