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POLS 373 Foundations of Comparative Politics Lecture: Why is East Asia Rich? Part 1, Brief Introduction Why is East Asia Rich? Why is East Asia Rich? Before we address the “why” question, we should begin with an even more basic task, which is simply to determine if, in fact, East Asia is rich. Why is East Asia Rich? South Korea and Taiwan have achieved astonishingly high rates of economic growth between 1960 and 1990. In Taiwan, per capita income increased from $50 in 1970 to $2,500 in 1984. In Korea, the figures were $87 in 1962 and $1,709 in 1983 (note: the starting figure is actually overst