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Originally Posted by HarryT
But what are you comparing it with? In a country like China, you need to compare the standard of living of a worker in such a factor with that of a peasant farmer, because that is still the way that the typical Chinese citizen makes their living. You certainly can't compare it with living standards in western Europe or the USA.
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I don't really follow the logic - I think comparing the living standards of the worker in a Chinese factory to those of the European/US factory worker when they used to do the job is enlightening (and depressing).
I'd expect workers round the world to have the same relative standard of living for doing the same work - a pipedream though, I admit.