tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816099305976076121.post2428512904793814198..comments2023-12-01T02:33:29.296-08:00Comments on will you partner world record jobs: Lee Kuan Yew and 4 national benchmarks of win-win Asian trading mapschris macraehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15269142429457914077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816099305976076121.post-56507819313651518632023-04-27T06:22:15.741-07:002023-04-27T06:22:15.741-07:00Rwanda: Paul Kagame, who has been president of Rwa...Rwanda: Paul Kagame, who has been president of Rwanda since 2000, is often credited with leading the country's recovery and development after the genocide of 1994. Kagame has pursued policies of economic development, social welfare, and reconciliation. He has implemented policies that emphasize private enterprise and foreign investment, but he has also worked to promote social welfare programs and gender equality. Under his leadership, Rwanda has become one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa and a model of post-conflict reconstruction.chris macraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269142429457914077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816099305976076121.post-81950335229143883842023-04-27T06:20:02.614-07:002023-04-27T06:20:02.614-07:00Botswana: Botswana gained independence from the Un...Botswana: Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, with Seretse Khama as its first president. Khama was a moderate who pursued policies of economic development, democracy, and social welfare. He implemented policies that emphasized private enterprise and foreign investment, but he also pursued social welfare programs and worked to promote gender equality. Under his leadership, Botswana became one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and a model of democratic stability in Africachris macraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269142429457914077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816099305976076121.post-7738218792886757992023-04-27T06:14:57.370-07:002023-04-27T06:14:57.370-07:00CG also added some African examples (I feel less a...CG also added some African examples (I feel less able to verify these but welcome comments<br /><br /> Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, was a socialist and pan-Africanist who advocated for African unity and self-determination. However, his ideology was not easily categorized as left or right in Western terms. He implemented policies that emphasized state control of the economy and advocated for social welfare programs, but he also believed in the importance of private enterprise and foreign investment. Despite his socialist leanings, Nkrumah's government was characterized by authoritarianism, censorship, and human rights abuseschris macraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269142429457914077noreply@blogger.com