2008/5/20 Timothy Murphy <gayleard at eircom.net>:
> On Monday 19 May 2008 09:38:34 pm Rory McCann wrote:
>>> Bah. 'The West'/'The North'/'The First World' has been donating food
>> to Africa for decades and unlike everywhere else on earth, Africa is
>> poorer than it was 30 years ago. Time for something new I think.
>> I'm sure if you were starving you wouldn't think it was time to consider
> something else.
I think Rory was getting at the fact that while "we" have been
donating food to Africa for decades, they are poorer than ever,
meaning that what we have been doing is not effective.
Here is one man with a plan, and a good one at that:
http://www.amazon.com/End-Poverty-Economic-Possibilities-Time/dp/1594200459
And if you like that plan, here's another one, this time for fixing
everything that is wrong with the planet:
http://www.amazon.com/Common-Wealth-Economics-Crowded-Planet/dp/1594201277
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Cheers,
Josh
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