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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Liberia collapses into 'economic hell' |
| 2014-10-20 |
| h/t Gates of Vienna Ebola is now spreading so fast in West Africa, and causing so much death so quickly, that the regional economy is on the verge of a total collapse. The Washington Post (WP) reports that Liberia, the hardest-hit Ebola country, is now teetering over a chasm of "economic hell," as locals increasingly skip work to avoid infection. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #6 Nope not Central America. The ChiComs will be all over the labor supply. You can't stir them with a stick in just about any country with a pulse in Africa. |
| Posted by: Call Me Mystic 2014-10-20 23:33 |
| #5 As after the Black Plague. Labor prices go up. Supply-Demand, Manpower Shortages. I recommend importing a lot of Central Americans, there appears to be a surplus. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-10-20 15:49 |
| #4 True, AP, but there was no chance for political exploitation or graft by using Firestone's methods. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2014-10-20 12:25 |
| #3 Wrechard mentioned recently in the Belmont Club that Firestone in Liberia kept ebola at bay at their large rubber plantation. Here is the article: Firestone Did What Governments Have Not: Stopped Ebola In Its Tracks |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-10-20 10:58 |
| #2 No one too rob of their bushmeat is economic collapse? |
| Posted by: chris 2014-10-20 08:42 |
| #1 From it's origins, the entire concept of Liberia was from hell. Population resettlement and public housing seldom pan out as intended. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-20 03:52 |