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Mon 07 Jul 2007Prospering in a globalised economySuccessful economies fail when success is seen as a birthright. The spectacular emergence of China as a global industrial power has put an end to most complacency in advanced economies.The bigger risk at this stage may be defeatism. Take manufacturing. The demise of manufacturing industry in high-wage societies has long been predicted.