Is the economic success or failure of a state a fair outcome? If so, why? If not, what should be done?

To evaluate whether something is fair or unfair, we usually have to look whether or not something is deserved. In this case, it is a country’s success in the global economy. Does any country have an inherent “right” to be successful? True, some states are much more prepared than others to compete in the global economy. Does this mean that, when a country fails because they do not have adequate preparation for this global competition, that it is unfair?

Ultimately, I think no. This is simply because success in the global economy is not about what is fair or unfair. I don’t know if there is anything that can be classified as fair or unfair about a state's success – or lack thereof. Is it fair that the United States, rich in resources and holding a very beneficial geographic location, has had immense success? Is it fair that post-colonial countries, like those in sub-Saharan Africa, have not? Or, that many other states have defied the odds and succeeded when they have not been expected to? It would be fair or unfair if any state had an inherent “right” to success and wealth. But no state does. Thus, “fairness” cannot be adequately applied to this situation.