Asia prospered over the past two decades by following a different economic model from the West's. But if it wants to continue to do well over the next 20 years, it will have to reform. What that involves will vary, from place to place. Myan-mar, a big country with a difficult past, is beginning to pull itself out of the mire. India and Indonesia, two chaotic democracies, have to create enough order to attract factories and industrial jobs. In China the government needs to ease its grip on the economy. Japan is embarking on the world's biggest experiment to see whether a society can shrink and still remain prosperous.
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