A few problems with this. First, most of the modern crap jobs are service-oriented jobs that are done locally because they can't be outsourced. You're talking a

A few problems with this. First, most of the modern crap jobs are service-oriented jobs that are done locally because they can't be outsourced. You're talking about "products", which often can be outsourced, and thus have already been outsourced. Not every job is manufacturing. You can't outsource your janitor or dishwasher. Second, Ethiopia doesn't have a functioning modern economy. So no, they can't do Guaranteed Income. If they want it, they need to modernize to the point where they can provide a stable economy first. Exploited? No one bothers to exploit them. Given the political and economic instability, it's not worth exploiting. Much better to exploit countries like Indonesia that can provide basic stability. But you're also stuck on the whole exploitation thing. That's a very 20th century attitude. Exploitation for natural resources is no longer the driver of economics. The primary resource now is labor, particularly skilled labor, and that becomes increasingly expensive as it becomes successful - in other words, being "exploited" is the best and fastest way for countries to become wealthier and more independent.