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It's a great idea, until Honduras decides it wants a bigger cut of money from the land or somebody comes to power who could care less what the previous governme
by SoftwareMaven 14y ago
It's a great idea, until Honduras decides it wants a bigger cut of money from the land or somebody comes to power who could care less what the previous government signed up for. This is as applicable to any first-world country as it is to Honduras: the power balance is way out of whack.
Maybe with Honduras it is close enough to equal to make it work. I hope it does, because, as padobson said, "What the hell?"[1].
1. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4491131 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4491131
- mahyarm 14y agoCouldn't you say the same about HK, which has been left relatively intact?
- w1ntermute 14y agoNo, because HK has a long and established history, as well as powerful backers in the West who don't want to see it fully integrate into mainland China.
- 001sky 14y agoYes, HK was british protectorate, sucessful in trade and established in law. Arguably, the rule of law and institutions was the underpinning its business success (and weath). While south and central america, had a bad experience with outside influences.
- wmf 14y agoLike a startup, a charter city probably needs to "get big fast" so that it can convince or buy off the parent country before the novelty wears off.