Is Vietnam's poverty innate?

Anyone who knows the economic history of Vietnam knows that Vietnam has always been a poor country. We often blame war and backward production methods for poverty. In Vietnam's 4,000-year history, Vietnam has never been more developed than other nations, so the reason should obviously come from the inherent weaknesses of the Vietnamese nation.

Just looking at the ancient relics and historical buildings is enough to see. There is no human-built building in Vietnam that can compare with the ancient buildings of other countries, such as Europe, America, China, Japan, India, etc.

During the Vietnam War (1954-1975), there was little information dissemination at the time, but the Vietnamese people thought that Vietnam's economy was booming, surpassing Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc., and only losing to Japan. The rich sons of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand also went to Saigon to study and play.

If this is true, then it is really something worth showing off for Vietnam.

Many documents have confirmed that before 1975, Vietnam's economy was only higher than Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, and in the years from 1960 to 1965, it surpassed Indonesia, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea.

Vietnam's economy has not reached the level of other Southeast Asian countries. Objectively, wars and disasters are the main reasons. At the same time, small peasant economy, dispersion, backwardness, slow development, etc. have also hindered economic development. Subjectively, modern Vietnamese have four inherent obstacles to development, including easy satisfaction, economic "small thoughts", subjective thinking and weak philosophical foundation for development.

In terms of labor, the actual working years of Vietnamese are shorter than those of other nationalities. Many Japanese and Americans are still in senior leadership positions at the age of 60-70. At the same time, Vietnamese people at the age of 60 are already old, women at the age of 55, men at the age of 60, and some retire earlier than 50. Vietnamese people do not work after retirement.

Vietnamese people are very satisfied with lifestyles such as "happy old age", "pastoral fun" and "family happiness".

A country without many advantages wants to "enjoy old age" and "be with children and grandchildren" if it has the ability to work. It is also self-inflicted to be poor.

Strangely, the more people in the poor group, the less labor consciousness there is to make money. The poor want the government to take care of and provide relief, and do not want to get rid of poverty by themselves.

The small thoughts of Vietnamese people are vividly reflected in transportation. Previously, Vietnam's transportation system was only for small roads for people to walk, and vehicle traffic such as national roads, provincial roads, and train tracks were all built during the French colonial period.

The traffic of small roads is very beneficial to national defense and anti-aggression. However, in order to develop the economy and trade, small roads are obstacles that hinder and restrict the flow of goods.

Small thoughts are also reflected in enterprises. The country is open and integrated into the world economy, but it is inappropriate for Vietnamese enterprises to only subcontract for international bidding projects in their home field. Some well-known Vietnamese brands are "swallowed" by foreign companies because Vietnamese businessmen dare not think big and face fierce competition, even in their home field.

Most of Vietnam's exports are resources, minerals, aquatic products, agricultural products, food and processed products, and rarely from services, technology, that is, the value of the gray matter of Vietnamese people is still low.

It is precisely because of being underestimated and undervalued that enterprises and trade businesses have not developed in Vietnam for a long time, and the country is bound to be poor.

We do not appreciate the basic principles of the system, but often appreciate the wisdom of dealing with specific situations according to the current situation. With this kind of thinking, we can only do a good job of small and single systems. When the system becomes larger, needs to be replicated, and needs long-term development, wisdom and intelligence are obstacles to development.