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Old 01-17-2010, 05:09 PM  
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Slightly offtopic: Haiti, for some years after independence, was one of the richest states in the Caribbean. They went through several Robert Mugabe style leaders and closed up the economy.

I truly believe that the solution to 3rd world poverty is (relatively) open markets and protecting foreign investments under the rule of law. Most recent example of this pattern: China.

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