I said governments, not human behavior. Read before you write, understand before you communicate.
What do you governments are? They are not some magical entity. Government are humans. Human behavior creates, runs, and changes governments. You are the one who needs to "understand before you communicate".
A scenario like 1910's Russia would not happen in 2011. The uneducated being abused on a large scale would not happen due to many international watch dogs. The modern world has grown increasingly docile over the years. That plays a part in my belief as to why this system would work.
Are you kidding me!? China abuses thier uneducated poor all the time. Internation watch dogs complain about China all the time, but China's government continues to silence critics, demands bribes, and arrest the poor for the sole purpose of turning them into cheap prison labor.
Ah yes, that's exactly what I think about the government. It's all fairy tales in magic land. Tell me, do you honestly think that the people in government run the government based on what's best for humanity? No of course not because what's good for humanity isn't always good for their wallets. Human nature generally revolves around for what's good for humanity.
Also, are you honestly using CHINA as an example? Even a moron can tell that China has problems. All you seem to be doing is using extreme cases to say that this won't work. The culture of the far east is majorly different from the rest of the world. You're also forgetting that China is predominantly communist. You're also forgetting that eastern nations tend to ignore people that aren't born brilliant. Tell me, name a person from modern day China that was born without any gifts, wasn't born into power, or luxury, or wealth, just some every day person, who worked hard and made it big IN CHINA.
Oh and before I forget, China basically supplies the world. The only reason North Korea is still around is because China is backing it. China basically has free reign and there isn't a thing that anybody can do about it.