How Switzerland Became INSANELY Rich Without Any Resources

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The World's Fastest Growing Economy

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Singapore Economic Timeline 1960-2026

Singapore's economy transformed from a developing colonial port into a high-income global hub over 60 years, driven by strategic industrialization, state-led planning, and investment in human capital. Key milestones include independence (1965), industrialization (1970s), high-tech manufacturing (1980s), and a modern service and innovation economy (2000s–present). 

Singapore Economy Timeline

• 1960s (Colonial Port to Industrialization): Following independence from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore focused on manufacturing, attracting foreign investment to create jobs, and developing the Tanjong Pagar container terminal in 1970.
• 1970s (Labor-Intensive Growth): Rapid industrialization fueled by manufacturing electronics and garments, transforming the economy from a trading port to a manufacturer.
• 1980s (Second Industrial Revolution): Shifted towards high-tech and high-value industries. The 1985 recession triggered economic restructuring to focus on services.
• 1990s (Global Financial Hub): Developed as a regional financial center. By 1997, per capita income surpassed many developed nations.
• 2000s (Innovation & Crisis Management): Overcame the 2003 SARS outbreak and 2008 financial crisis, pivoting toward biomedical sciences, digital technology, and becoming an innovation hub.
• 2010s–Present (Knowledge Economy & Sustainability): Focused on reducing labor reliance, strengthening SMEs, and embracing green technologies to become a leading smart city. 

Key Drivers:

• Government Strategy: Strong state-linked enterprises (e.g., Temasek Holdings) guided long-term growth, balancing free-market efficiency with strategic planning.
• Infrastructure & Education: Significant investment in infrastructure and skills development programs.
• High-Tech Focus: Shifted from labor-intensive electronics to finance, biomedical sciences, and digital services.

New Zealand's first taxation hero...

 New Zealand's first taxation hero...

"the man who chopped down the flagpole.”

What’s missing from most retellings is why he did it.

Hōne Heke wasn’t just protesting symbolism. He was protesting taxation.

In 1841, he was angered by the new Government’s introduction of tariffs on tea, sugar, flour, grain, spirits, tobacco, and other foreign goods — taxes that hit Māori trade in the north particularly hard.

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The Fastest Growing Micronation in History

 

How to survive as a tiny microstate

 

Rags to Riches: Qatar's meteoric rise to economic and political power

15 Wyoming Freedoms That Would Be ILLEGAL Almost Everywhere Else

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The Republic of Molossia

 

Why Alberta Should Leave Canada

The Most Albertan Man in The World (Part 1)

National Anthem of Liechtenstein

 

AI Overview

Liechtenstein is a German-speaking microstate nestled between Switzerland and Austria in the Alps. It's known for its stunning alpine scenery, medieval castles, and as a financial center, historically recognized for its favorable tax laws. The capital is Vaduz, and the country is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. 

Canterbury Armed Gold Escort 1862

 

1862 Armed Gold Escorts

 

In the early 1860s gold escorts were established in Otago to prevent armed robberies between the Central Otago gold fields and the provincial capital, Dunedin. The escorts were armed with carbines, revolvers and sabres.

The first gold escort from Christchurch to the West Coast set out in March 1865. It comprised 10 Canterbury Provincial Policemen, fully equipped and spic and span in their uniforms and accoutrements. They were to take charge of the precious metal which was to come from the West Coast to Christchurch. The route was over the Hurunui Saddle and by way of Lake Brunner. They arrived at Greenstone near Hokitika in a most pitiable state, their condition and appearance being emphatic evidence of the roughness of their journey. This was the first and only gold escort to start from Christchurch via this route.

After this, and in anticipation of future escorts, the Provincial Government established stations at intervals of 25 miles along the route to Hokitika, but they were never needed for that purpose.

In December 1865 a second escort was sent via Arthur’s Pass, but was found to be too expensive. The West Coast gold escorts were abandoned and the gold shipments continued to be sent to Nelson and Melbourne by sea.

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Top 10 Successful Secessions

 By Brandon Christensen

November 28, 2017

Catalonia. Brexit. Kurdistan. Tibet. Scotland. Luhansk and Donetsk. Quebec. These places have significant minorities that want to leave the country they are currently in and set up their own. They want to secede.

The reasons for secession are varied, as are the methods of seceding. There are arguments for and against secession, and you can find secessionist sentiments in all of the major and minor political ideologies out there.

Here are 10 of the most successful secessions of the past 250 years or so:

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The Conch Republic — Independence from America

Alberta

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New political party promising a prosperous and independent Alberta

More than half of Canadians understand Alberta separatism...

The Alberta Prosperity Project's plan for secession