“It may not be replicable: One of the hardest transition that a developing country can make is the transition to middle-class status. Governments have to let go, people start insisting on following their own lights, etc.” PeopleMayCountryLightGovernmentClassMiddleLetting GoFollowingHardestDevelopingEtcMiddle ClassTransitionInsistingDeveloping CountriesClass Status Author:Charles R. Morris
“merica was middle-class for the very start - the people who came first were hyper-strivers from England. There were no vested interests, no ranks, no classes, it was very lightly populated, there were unlimited natural resources - for free essentially - if you failed, you could always start over.” PeopleIfsFirstsInterestNaturalClassMiddleResourcesEnglandMiddle ClassUnlimitedStarting OverNatural ResourcesHyperVested InterestsStrivers Author:Charles R. Morris
“I would speculate that a critical mass of the population has to internalize a middle class outlook first. International aid experience has demonstrated many times that just building railroads doesn't get you there. You need people ready to sue them.” PeopleNeedsFirstsClassMiddleBuildingReadyMassInternationalPopulationCriticalAidsMiddle ClassOutlookRailroadsCritical Mass Author:Charles R. Morris
