The world's richest nations will today be told by Gordon Brown to stop backsliding on their pledges to double aid to Africa by 2010. Brown should not commit so casually to give our money away. The Africans largely squander it anyway, so giving more wont help. far more useful to most african countries will be for Europe to make it easier for them to trade with us, while still allowing them some protection from our predatory companies. Also we should stop dumping our agricultural products and thus destroying their own markets. Aid creates dependency and distortion, trade allows them to develop. Most western countries made their fortunes using a mix of competing and protection, the 3rd world should be allowed to do the same. BUt the EU will always prefer protectionism over fair trade. Brown is a clown on this like so much else....
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