Its biggest city Karachi was seen as an economic role model around the world, and there was much praise for R777 the way its economy was progressing. Continuous growth of its economy, its strategic position made it "model state" for development. Pakistan was seen as a model of economic development all around the world, and there was much accolade for its economic progress. Many countries saw and praised Pakistan's economic planning strategy and one of them, South Korea was one of the countries which copied the city's second "Five-Year Plan" for its economy and implemented in its own economy.
Before 1989 Romania has a socialist, planned economy, state economy.
In this regard, it has almost all those characteristics, which can also be focused in the other underdeveloped economies of the world.