Little Jon said...
It wasn't Howard and Costello, Australia did well because of China, those communists beat the right wing countries like America hands down
The only reason for China's rise is the US exporting jobs, manufacturin and technology to China. In the US's greed and search for greater profits they gave away their competitive advantage (for free) to China. The offshoring of jobs, manufacturing and technology has led to the rise of China. Capitalism has lead to chinese (and other emerging economy) growth, not communism.
Communism dis-incentifies growth, because it is not rewarded. The search for greater profits (reward) by companies in developed countries sent them to China. This is capitalism at work.