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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/honduras-economic-development-zones-worry-residents-experts-79814835 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireSto

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/honduras-economic-development-zones-worry-residents-experts-79814835 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/honduras-econ... https://newrepublic.com/article/120559/ive-seen-sorts-horrific-things-time-none-detrimental-country-this https://newrepublic.com/article/120559/ive-seen-sorts-horrif... What I got from the most unbiased sources I could find is that the Honduran government is undergoing a program called ZEDE that is making charter cities, almost like Shenzhen, that are independent of the rest of the state administratively and financially. This is at the behest of a panel of Reaganites, Chicago boys all over again. Their side insists they aren't expropriating land from residents, but that isn't extremely clear cut in a country like Honduras. I have mixed feelings on this, these projects are surely to disrupt ways of life there and defy the notion of democracy, but they are also probably necessary given the accumulated grift and narcoviolence Honduras faces; the only way out is accelerating to cyberpunk corporate cities. I got to visit Honduras and Roatan on a family trip in 2004 - it's a lovely country that has obviously struggled mightily since then, judging by its near worst murder-per-capita rate and emigration. If only the state structures that made this a necessity weren't so sticky.

ailun 5y ago
One more for you (long): https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/prospectus-on-prospera https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/prospectus-on-prospera
el-salvador 5y ago
I have mixed feelings too. I am from the country next to Honduras. On one hand our countries would definitely benefit from places with more straightforward regulations. I believe some successful cities in China are special economic zones and that's where they are copying the idea from. Our day to day regulations in Central America make even cross border investment very complicated. They are simply not written in a way that are inviting for foreign investment. Both El Salvador and Honduras have had this Special Economic Zones proposed. They were opposed by the left wing in Honduras, and opposed by the right wing in El Salvador. I'm not sure what will happen to them now that the left win won in Honduras.
- jacquesm 5y ago
  How do these compare to the other Latin American economic free zones, for instance Colón in Panama? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%B3n_Free_Trade_Zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%B3n_Free_Trade_Zone

ailun 5y ago

One more for you (long): https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/prospectus-on-prospera https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/prospectus-on-prospera

el-salvador 5y ago

I have mixed feelings too. I am from the country next to Honduras. On one hand our countries would definitely benefit from places with more straightforward regulations. I believe some successful cities in China are special economic zones and that's where they are copying the idea from. Our day to day regulations in Central America make even cross border investment very complicated. They are simply not written in a way that are inviting for foreign investment. Both El Salvador and Honduras have had this Special Economic Zones proposed. They were opposed by the left wing in Honduras, and opposed by the right wing in El Salvador. I'm not sure what will happen to them now that the left win won in Honduras.

jacquesm 5y ago
How do these compare to the other Latin American economic free zones, for instance Colón in Panama? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%B3n_Free_Trade_Zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%B3n_Free_Trade_Zone