AND RIGHTLY SO: Asia Sees Blue Social Model as a Cautionary Tale. “Over the past few decades, rising countries in Asia have looked to American and European systems of social services as something more or less to aspire to. But as both the U.S. and European safety nets fray under staggering budget deficits, unfulfilled promises to public-sector workers, and unsustainable healthcare costs, countries like China and India are realizing that they may need to find alternatives to the blue social model.”