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2003-08-07 Africa: Southern

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-08-07 00:06|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Museveni's amendment sounds like eminent domain which would be fine, as long as the owners of the land the government takes is properly compensated. That might be considered a novel concept in Africa.

A separate thought: one wonders why the white farmers wouldn't organize some to get the best deal they could from one of the named governments (Botswana, Zambia, Uganda, etc.). Seems like a "package offer" where the farmers provide the know-how and hard work, and a government provides venture capital and land, would work well. Sticking together might give them a lot more political swat.

Posted by Steve White 2003-8-7 12:16:09 AM|| 2003-8-7 12:16:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This must've been what the African investment buzz was about recently... ;-)

Posted by Â·com 2003-8-7 12:55:40 AM|| 2003-8-7 12:55:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 can we get some acknowledgment here that SOME african governments are eminently rational?

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-8-7 10:01:13 AM|| 2003-8-7 10:01:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 LH: Uganda's already been through the other end of the spectrum. "Idi Amin: The Wonder Years". Get a taste of that once and "rational" probably looks pretty good.

Posted by tu3031 2003-8-7 12:01:16 PM|| 2003-8-7 12:01:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 But prior to Idi they were also rational. It appears to be something that strikes without warning...

Posted by Fred 2003-8-7 1:25:50 PM|| 2003-8-7 1:25:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe the good-bad govt in the area is just a sinusoidal function. Plant, grow, harvest in good political times, cool it and take a vacation in bad times.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-8-7 1:36:37 PM|| 2003-8-7 1:36:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 South Africa is next.

Posted by TJ 2003-8-7 5:09:14 PM|| 2003-8-7 5:09:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 TJ---there goes liberal Utopia. I'm sure the US will be blamed for all that, too, when it happens.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-8-7 7:34:23 PM|| 2003-8-7 7:34:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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