South Korea has only had a full democracy that even remotely resembles a western-style nation since 1997, 1992 if you're feeling generous. Even now, however, elections have more to do with personality and buying votes with favors (Pres. NOH won by appealing to the young by shamelessly whoring himself out to the youth's tendency towards a mild xenophobia, as well as offering the location of the new capital to the central Ch'ungch'ong provinces) than it does with actual policies.
Taiwan's only had it since the KMT's stranglehold was busted in the mid-90s. Both nations appeared in the 1950's, so the had 40 years to develop.
Now that I've done research, I've found that Singapore appeared in 1965, not the mid-1970s that I'd thought. (Mixed it up with Bangladesh. :duncecap: )
So... I retract the time argument.
Taiwan's only had it since the KMT's stranglehold was busted in the mid-90s. Both nations appeared in the 1950's, so the had 40 years to develop.
Now that I've done research, I've found that Singapore appeared in 1965, not the mid-1970s that I'd thought. (Mixed it up with Bangladesh. :duncecap: )
So... I retract the time argument.
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