Hey Marc !

Quote Originally Posted by marct View Post
Personally, I wouldn't recommend most of the business types (although the crowd at UTS in the ICAN group is top-notch as are a few others). The big problem with the "business/infrastructure" crowd is that they confuse their economic practices with economics in the broader sense. BTW, tribal lines are the bedrock of economic activity in many cultures - a point missed by many of the management types .
As always, A Hopeless Romantic You are and Will always BE

Tom could relate story upon story of professional economics officers merely stymied by an African economy gone wild, but yet still stable enough to trade USD in front of the US Embassy in broad daylight (except on Sundays).

While a bit of street smarts is certainly beneficial, I'm not ready to knock our intellectual crowd just this second. The program is barely out of infancy and needs more time to fully appreciate and realize its full potential.

Really enjoyed Dr. McFate's response (even better than the draft). Kinda "get your Sierra bible studies in order" or "take no prisoners" approach

Regards from a balmy Estonia (16 degrees C. today), Stan