tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post4123181906998947618..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: When Trade is Not EnoughPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-87472156387820888712012-08-24T08:55:48.900+12:002012-08-24T08:55:48.900+12:00@Craig: Excellent. I used it for Econ Group the ot...@Craig: Excellent. I used it for Econ Group the other night, and I was impressed with all the observations the students made.<br /><br />PS: I hope you mentioned the importance of capital ... Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-62006269547114248992012-08-23T22:50:10.126+12:002012-08-23T22:50:10.126+12:00I showed this to my geography class today as we gr...I showed this to my geography class today as we grapple with the question of "why are poor countries poor?" Time and time again the answer we find is a lack of property rights and corrupt governments. This video adds further weight to that idea. Thanks for the lesson plan.Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-67170872427179565772012-08-21T15:05:28.174+12:002012-08-21T15:05:28.174+12:00Exactly right: reason being another precondition o...Exactly right: reason being another precondition of economic progress.<br /><br />Many of Haiti's problems were there long before the earthquake.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-41377710988072543982012-08-21T14:36:36.120+12:002012-08-21T14:36:36.120+12:00Excellent! I watched his doco a few months ago, an...Excellent! I watched his doco a few months ago, and commented to many that Haiti looked like the worst place on earth.<br /><br />I would note that the absence of prosperity is not just due to the absence of wealth - although that is no doubt a major factor. <br /><br />Religion in Haiti is playing a major part - as Bourdain mentioned with regard to 'burial' under earthquake buildings being sacrosanct and so on.Ruthnoreply@blogger.com