The "success" in this case is based mostly on the geopolitical placement of a given country. Just look at the isolated ancient Egypt, isolated ancient Greece, isolated ancient Rome (before its wide expansion), isolated ancient China, isolated medieval Britain, isolated after-revolution France, isolated after-WW1 Germany, isolated (politically) USSR, isolated (geographically) US. If you
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You should read "The Skeptical Environmentalist" by Bjorn Lomborg. In which he argues that the amount of money required to be compliant with the Kyoto protocol has an invaluable return. He argues that while the environment is important, all of that money would be better spent solving other world problems like AIDS, poverty, disease, and malnourishment.
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