See also Singapore, arguably a democracy in name only. Or its neighbour Malaysia, ditto (and rather less successful).
I could cherry-pick examples until the cows come home, but I suspect other factors are at work -- and not just the obvious cultural stereotypes (look at how the two Koreas diverged after 1973, for example).
I could cherry-pick examples until the cows come home, but I suspect other factors are at work -- and not just the obvious cultural stereotypes (look at how the two Koreas diverged after 1973, for example).