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To: Grainne who wrote (64843)	12/3/1999 11:54:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

IMO, your demonization of multinational corporation greed as the only hindrance to development is simplistic. There are many hindrances. One of the most deadly, IMO, is when a country does not have the "rule of law", as we call it here, where a contract is enforceable in an unbiased court. Anybody who tries to establish a business in such a country is only going to be successful if they pay bribes and buy protection - look at Russia for the most recent example. Nobody in their right mind would set up a business if it meant that the government would confiscate it - look at Cuba, look at Afghanistan, etc., etc. There are countries where intellectuals are being shot, so nobody in their right mind will teach at a university. I could go on and on, but you get my point, I hope.