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To: Dayuhan who wrote (73113)	1/27/2000 10:44:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Respond to of 108807

>>. For example, the American effort to restrict imports of coconut and palm oil - ostensibly for health reasons, though the corn and soybean producers have their own reasons - is not well looked upon by the big producers, who are in no way Marxist in outlook. They should ban hydrogenated oils in food first, they are far worse. As for coconut and palm, aren't they the basis for soap, i.e., Palmolive et al? I doubt they would be restricted for that purpose. Maybe the tropical oil producers should target new markets. Like France.

To: Dayuhan who wrote (73113)	1/27/2000 12:32:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

It would take awhile to argue the point about the responsibility for the condition of the Third World,I suppose, and there were certainly abuses by the colonial powers. And I agree that unfavorable terms of trade should not be imposed. But the first thing to note is that it is better if there is a professional administration of "infrastructure", from government to the the phones, and it is necessary to generate the confidence to attract capital, without which there is no development. Even in a mercantilist system, it is likely that a country is better off, because the colonial power will commit to development, provide administration and training, and encourage the flow of capital. Eventually, the situation becomes onerous, as it did in the colonies, and there is always some restlessness on the part of local elites to be patronized by the colonial power. Thus, empire should eventually devolve. However, serious provision should be made for an orderly devolution, which was not the case in the post- War rush to divest. In some instances, as with the French in Indochina, it is perfectly understandable that they got sick of war, and washed their hands of it. Perhaps, over all, the process was inevitable. But it was too rapid, and, I think, a shame, with untold misery as a result......