tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post3327503559160870667..comments2023-10-24T11:03:41.388-05:00Comments on ladypoverty: J.R. Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09076895859826581960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-22881345609624888662009-10-18T01:26:52.732-05:002009-10-18T01:26:52.732-05:00They're talking about African governments stri...They're talking about African governments striking equitable deals with foreign investors on resource extraction, with a view toward further development of the region. <br /><br />In other words, economic growth, with whatever "public gains" are incidental to it, like transportation and infrastructure.JRBhttp://ladypoverty.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-69314304249494429902009-10-15T07:15:07.892-05:002009-10-15T07:15:07.892-05:00what do they mean "public gain"?
surely...what do they mean "public gain"?<br /><br />surely the extraction processes would create jobs, but aside from an exploitive wage, the labor force will surely work in complete alienation from whatever gain may come of the enterprise.<br /><br />maybe i'm missing something and being too cynical. do they have some kind of public ownership scheme where citizens enjoy an automatic stake in any profitable land use/extraction activity?C-Nihilisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593930492411196818noreply@blogger.com