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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: egg/chicken chicken/egg chigg/eckin
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Date: Sat, 22-Jun-85 13:37:25 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 22 13:37:25 1985
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Reply-To: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
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>        I have pointed out to one person by mail that whatever was done in
>the past, we cannot currently blame the state of underdeveloped
>countries on exploitation by Canada,(or possibly even the Western
>nations in general), because we do so little trading with them that
>it has very little effect on our economy. Our high standard of living
>in fact depends upon trading partners well enough developed to 
>supply our needs. 
>...
>        So it can only be concluded that now it is in our best interests
>to promote higher standards of living in the third world so that
>we can broaden our markets and sources and thereby improve our own
>conditions. . .before China buries us!
>
>Cheers,         Fred Williams
This is precisely the main thesis of the Brandt Commission report of 1982(1?).
If the Western world does not ensure that the Third World improves
drastically its standard of living, the Western economies will collapse.
If they do develop their internal economies so that they can support
a significant level of trade with us, not only they, but we will be
much better off.  (Politically, I guess that if Russia or China is
perceived as being responsible for helping them and we for suppressing
them, we might not receive as much benefit, but it would still be better
than having them stay impoverished.)
-- 

Martin Taylor
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