Comments on: The Bottom Billion http://www.tradediversion.net/archives/2007/05/the-bottom-billion.html Commentary on development, globalization, and trade by Jonathan Dingel Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:16:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Michael Robinson http://www.tradediversion.net/archives/2007/05/the-bottom-billion.html/comment-page-1#comment-170 Michael Robinson Wed, 16 May 2007 19:46:44 +0000 http://www.tradediversion.net/?p=479#comment-170 External Security will only work if it is effected through strong democratic African countries.i.e South Africa. Therefore the West's input (financial and training) can only succeed through cooperation with South Africa. May I suggest Free Trade Economic Zones are set up in all poorer African Countries, ideally at common borders with the zone overlapping two or three countries. The zones might be 30 square miles. The zones will have an externally imposed African devised constitution and police force and governance and would be guaranteed by military security provided by an African led task force. These zones could then become the catalyst of African development. They would have special international trade treaties. The zones would be progressively expanded as economic success with growth of 7% per annum brings in migrants. External Security will only work if it is effected through strong democratic African countries.i.e South Africa. Therefore the West’s input (financial and training) can only succeed through cooperation with South Africa.

May I suggest Free Trade Economic Zones are set up in all poorer African Countries, ideally at common borders with the zone overlapping two or three countries. The zones might be 30 square miles. The zones will have an externally imposed African devised constitution and police force and governance and would be guaranteed by military security provided by an African led task force.

These zones could then become the catalyst of African development. They would have special international trade treaties. The zones would be progressively expanded as economic success with growth of 7% per annum brings in migrants.

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