Let me guess:
1. Have lots of iron ore, and be close to a rapidly industrialising continent, and particularly close to Germany as it really got going in 1850.
2. Don’t get involved in WWI or WW2.
3. Don’t be invaded by Russia.
Get those three right, and you have some leeway as to your chosen economic and political system. See Australia, which got 1 and 3 right.
Let me guess:
1. Have lots of iron ore, and be close to a rapidly industrialising continent, and particularly close to Germany as it really got going in 1850.
2. Don’t get involved in WWI or WW2.
3. Don’t be invaded by Russia.
Get those three right, and you have some leeway as to your chosen economic and political system. See Australia, which got 1 and 3 right.