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To: TobagoJack who wrote (52983)	8/1/2009 7:54:27 AM
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blogs.ft.com/gapperblog “Colonial occupiers do not get a good press,” says Stanford economist Paul Romer. But it’s time we brought back some of the benefits – infrastructure and the rule of law, for example – “without the nasty aspects”. Just as the Romans brought aqueducts, roads, education and wine to their colonies, developing countries today could benefit by partnering with developed economies. Special economic zones – or “charter cities” – could then be established. Hong Kong – run for a time by the British and then assimilated into China – is a perfect example of what could be achieved. The city-state’s free-market system, independent courts and efficient administration became a model for economic development across China. “Britain inadvertently through its actions in Hong Kong did more to reduce world poverty than all the aid programmes we have seen throughout the world,” says Romer. His first suggestion for a zone which could be developed now is Guantanamo Bay. Cuba could charter Canada to develop the island on its behalf, “assuming it would not want the United States to do so”.