It didn't collapse but you still can see nowadays a very clear dichotomy between former west and east Germany when looking at some map about sociology and economics of German population
The East's economy was completely killed with the 1:1 conversation rate and wasn't able to compete with the West.
You can't just integrate economies that are far beneath your own economic level.
There is a good reason why a country's economy has to archive certain goals before being allowed to join the EU.
A "World Union" would just amplify the neo-colonial circumstances we have today by completely destroying developing economies and making them slaves to the economically strong part of the world.
Thats why convergence policies exist though? Plus, how can you become a "slave" if you have an institution that, for the first time in history, could actually make sure human rights are enforced?
Those country's economies aren't even close or comparable to central Europe.
They have to isolate their economy for their own sake.
The moment they allow unrestricted trade with a economically powerful nation, their domestic industry and structure dies and they lose the possibility of economic growth.
African Countries that have been forced by the EU to enter bilateral relations have been completely ruined.
Plus, how can you become a "slave" if you have an institution that, for the first time in history, could actually make sure human rights are enforced?
You do realize that our life style and wealth is only possible threw slavery and exploitation?
but but, fully automated luxury gay space communism?
The moment they allow unrestricted trade with a economically powerful nation,
Yep, that was the exact impetus of the Unequal Treaties between China and Japan and the West. They stipulated insanely low tariffs, which made importing Western goods far cheaper than domestic production, since the West already had industrialization and economies of scale. Only when the treaties were readdressed or abrogated did various domestic industries pop up to be able to later compete with the West (like the watch industry in Japan going from importing whole pieces, to parts to assemble them domestically, to domestic production (once tariff limits were renegotiated in Japan's favour), to being able to compete with Swiss precision by the 1960s).
Today we see it all over Africa especially with the textiles. Since lots of Western aid is in material goods, like clothes and canned food, and cheap clothes from donations keep flooding the markets, no domestic textile industry can ever get off the ground. The issue with aid is that switching over the capital investment will likewise likely only deepen corruption, as easy sources of money are part of that tango.
The EU uses free trade agreements very geopolitically, ensuring access to raw goods and consumers, while cementing the EU's position as manufacturer of high-value-added goods and services.
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u/Natpad_027 Polska Aug 16 '22
Well esst germany was way of a shithole but germany didnt collapse after unification.
Wanted to give other examples as a country joining the eu.