Re: EVENT: Join "Make Poverty History" riders to Edinburgh, Fri 1 July 2005

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From: Jon is Away!
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:53

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Ian Johnston wrote:
> So you reckon a move back to subsistence farming is the way out of
> poverty?

I believe that the ability to support your people should take priority
over the production of luxury goods for other nations. Especially when
the "Free Market" rules ensure that you cannot raise enough money from
those goods to support your people.

Without the trade rules holding them hostage, those goods _might_
provide a necessary income, but without an immediate need to compete in
a global market place, life can take priority.

<anecdote>
A friend spent a year in Uganda, teaching sustainable farming
techniques to the locals. Some of these were techniques which had
previously been used before the colonisation of Africa by the European
nations. The result was an increased yield without the associated costs
of importing crop treatments from the developed world.
</anecdote>

It is possible to fast track a country to a modern technological level
(I think), but it will involve social upheaval and a _serious_
commitment of support from another state. Without that commitment, the
next best step would be to (where possible) remove their dependence
upon other nations and offer occasional support where needed. 

Jon

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Subject: Re: EVENT: Join "Make Poverty History" riders to Edinburgh, Fri 1 July 2005
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