Why Poorer Nepal Outperformed China After the Himalayan Disaster

China calls its centralized political system an “institutional advantage.” But when the same Himalayan disaster struck China and Nepal, the poorer country responded faster, mobilized more people, released more detailed information, and allowed far greater public scrutiny.
In this episode, I compare China and Nepal’s disaster response—and ask what the contrast reveals about the strengths and weaknesses of two very different political systems.

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