[Koblenz]

Probably neither one is really helping things, but at least Nugent is having fun and not making us any poorer in the process. What Africa needs is governments that can establish property rights and free enterprise, and begin to offer their citizens some sort of basic education. It needs to encourage foreign investment as well. Until it does these things, it is going to remain a basketcase, as no one is going to farm the land, build new buildings, banks, etc, because they can't get capital because they have no property rights.

[unixfox]

What Africa America needs is governments that can establish property rights and free enterprise, and begin to offer their citizens some sort of basic education.

That's more like it.