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The giant factory town that might be a giant mistake

Planet Money by NPR

May 22, 202626:58Business

How does a poor country become a rich country? There's a simple blueprint — or at least, that's what many economists used to believe. But over the years, a lot of rapidly developing economies have stalled out. These coun...

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The giant factory town that might be a giant mistake is an episode from Planet Money by NPR. How does a poor country become a rich country? There's a simple blueprint — or at least, that's what many economists used to believe. But over the...

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Published May 22, 2026, 26:58 long, audio available.