http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/wealthofnations/archive/2009/06/22/iran-s-bumbling-china-model.aspxNow that they’ve had their bloody crackdown, the next step for Iran’s mullahs is economic reform. That, after all, is the “China model” they’ve been talking about in Tehran for years. If we give the people a taste of the good life, it will take theirenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 2.18)http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/wealthofnations/archive/2009/06/22/iran-s-bumbling-china-model.aspx#1069045Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:37:24 GMT544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:1069045Julius<p>This article doesn't make sense. How is it the China model that Iran is pursuing? Despite the BS that the Western press like to spin about how close the election is, Ahmadinejad won the popular vote. He is a populist, who showers financial incentives onto the poor and the rural areas, his power base. Isn't democracy one man, one vote? &nbsp;</p> Blog: Wealth of Nationshttp://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/wealthofnations/archive/2009/06/22/iran-s-bumbling-china-model.aspx#1069610Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:23:08 GMT544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:1069610bighappy<p>They simply don't have enough chinese people to implement China model. With their muslim population they will join the rest of muslim world, which has nothing to do with modern economy and will be as poor as Somaly when oil welth is gone.</p> Blog: Wealth of Nations