Bill Clinton Urges Nations to Invest in Developing Countries
Weekly Gleaner, The; North American ed. › November 17, 2009
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Paul Kagame, president of the Republic of Rwanda spoke of the successes of Rwanda and attributed them to the contribution of many more Rwandan women in the workforce. Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations alluded to economy of scale issues in developing nations. Tomatoes, He said that are grown and shipped from far way nations is cheaper than the tomatoes grown by local farmers. Wangari Maathi, Nobel Peace Prize winner, implored the authence to help citizens in developing nations get on the metaphorical right Bus. Maathi said, "life is a journey and in Kenya we take lots of busses. If you get on the wrong bus you get to the wrong destination, and then you have lots of problems." Getting on the right bus and to the right destination often reduces problems. The right bus of course is a metaphor for living the good life through finding dignity in hard work and self-sufficiency.
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Bill Clinton Urges Nations to Invest in Developing Countries
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THE FORMER president of the United States, William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, ended the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative conference with an impassioned plea for h...See the full content of this document
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