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In principle, you are right and this should at least be done in cooperation with African states. But it isn't about being a savior or missionary, it is about no
by arendtio 6y ago
In principle, you are right and this should at least be done in cooperation with African states. But it isn't about being a savior or missionary, it is about not being a bully.
Simply letting advanced industries compete with local farmers isn't going to work out. In Europe, twelve people can run six farms with hundreds of cows each. In Africa twelve people work with two cows. In addition, European farmers receive subsidies, so that they work with lower cost and can compete with Chinese factories.
I am not sure how much African politicians can do alone about such dynamics. And as the migration problem shows us, we have shared interests here.
- liaukovv 6y agoWe already have a success recipe in form of china and other asian nations. They start in position at the bottom of the economic food chain and work their way up, acquiring know-how and finding their place in the world. Charity is not necessary and probably harmful.
- arendtio 6y agoIsn't that comparison a bit off? When exactly did the Chinese drowned by the thousands in the ocean just to migrate from their home country? And how is that period related to the latest success of their economy?
- LunaSea 6y agoWell there there were the Opium wars, the English & French invasions followed by the Japanese invasions.