As another sidenote, there are countless examples of instances where resources are “thrown” at the poor and end up being all the wrong resources. It can be argued that uninformed activism produces as equally bad results as “bad habits.” In contrast to uninformed activism, microcredit programs are informed about the people they are lending to and consequentially their program success rates are huge.

It’s possible to cultivate that “social environment” that creates good commerce. The talent is there; it’s a process of giving that talent avenues to produce a better quality of life for the individual.

i believe it has more to do with the culture in the countries than it has to with the “oppression” of the “rich nations.” believe me, i’m not saying this as a racist comment. it does not have to do with the color of their skin, just that their social environment does not make for good commerce, or mal-adjusted neighbors.

if you want to see real change, you need to instill good habits, not just throw money and resources. especially if they take those money and resources and use them to fund bad habits.