>workers in this line were persons who either did not wish to join the Army or whom the Army did not wish to have join it.
Vs
A slight or even a substantial increase in economic welfare in the Asian states seems to the author to favor a sharp increase in Communist strength.
to be reconsidered in light of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin_Peng#:~:text=Deng%20repli...
https://archive.ph/2026.01.19-043151/https://www.threads.com...
(Should I be bothered to source the supposedly Falange quote?)