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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

Yeah, capitalism is the problem - Raul Castro and Chavez will take care of things...

How to Build a 1st-World Country (in 12 easy steps)

How do you turn a 3rd-world developing nation into a 1st-world developed nation? It actually isn’t that hard. In fact, it is so simple it can be explained in a blog-length essay. You need twelve conditions. I call them the Developing Dirty Dozen:

1. Property rights.
2. The rule of law.
3. Economic stability through a secure and trustworthy banking and monetary system.
4. A reliable infrastructure and the freedom to move about the country.
5. Freedom of speech and the press.
6. Freedom of association.
7. Mass education.
8. Protection of civil liberties.
9. A robust military for protection of liberties from attacks by other states.
10. A potent police force for protection of freedoms from attacks by other people within the state.
11. A viable legislative system for establishing fair and just laws.
12. An effective judicial system for the equitable enforcement of those fair and just laws.

http://trueslant.com/michaelshermer/...operty-rights/