Software manpower exports and the power of governments

[Arun Mehta]

On Sat, 17 Aug 1996, James A. Donald wrote:

> At 13:23 16/08/96 -0700, James A. Donald wrote:
> 
> At 06:17 PM 8/17/96 +0600, Arun Mehta wrote:
> > Look, governments in the 3rd world are often stupid and corrupt
> > -- no doubt that contributes to poverty, but that isn't the only
> > reason. I'm sure one of the reasons is cultural: 
> 
> Was the culture of the refugees who fled to Hong Kong any different
> from those who failed to escape from Communist China?

The individual can change far faster than the community, which is why
immigrants to the US, for instance, do so much better than back home. It
has, in the case of economic matters, to do with attitudes of government,
the chambers of commerce and all the institutions that influence economic
policy -- which can take long to change.

Arun