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Originally Posted by Crawford
I'd say the biggest factors are race/demographics, wealth and local control. Those factors best explain the divergence.
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I would also add:
1) a more efficient parliamentary system where it is easier for government to do things.
2) the population is concentrated in a couple major cities
3) there isn't a sunbelt so you didn't see the massive relocations away from pre-war cities to sprawly new cities.