Leave No Farmer Behind
Lucy West - July 31, 2004

Liberalizing the Global Economies

While the US sports our 'leave no children behind', which ultimately could impact US competitiveness, by making sure we educate our youth to a 'higher standard', Asia problems are more systemic. The economic engines on China and India that so dazzled and frighten the US have left the rural populaces out of the picture. In fact, rural citizens are literally willing to live on the streets of the big cities in order to get a crack at a job--any job--in the city that can offer them steady pay, and provide a vehicle to get their children into better schools, and ultimately a new economic niche...