Tuesday, June 29, 2010

A world of Hong Kongs

My kid had another swim meet tonight but it gave me an opportunity to finally read this month's Atlantic magazine. Really interesting story about an economics professor who devised "The politically incorrect guide to ending poverty." Simply put, if poor countries can suppress anti-colonial antipathy and allow foreign-run "charter cities" within their borders, economic zones of opportunity can help everybody. Think of it as the England's experiment in Hong Kong which produced an economic template that China is now copying throughout the mainland.

1 comment:

Bram said...

Just find a way to keep government small and cheap. Whatever it takes to keep the sick, lame, and lazy from voting stuff for themselves.