[thisrod]

It's called capitalism. Take one billion times Haiti's GDP per capita, pour it all into a few blocks in Shenzhen, and reinvest the profits.

[coldtea]

Haven't seem to have worked for the EU, despite having a decidedly non Haitian level GDP per capita.

[Yeul]

After WW2 Europe was in ruins. There was literal starvation in Germany.

[kshri24]

EU taxes exorbitantly and does not reinvest in people. Instead wastes money on expanding bureaucracy and making the Government fatter. Passes asinine laws that stifle companies from innovating. If a company is wasting more time trying to be compliant with crazy regulations and avoiding ridiculous fines, it won't have time to focus on innovation.