* We know under the PPP the country experienced positive growth rates and there were improvements both economically and socially.
Rev
Rev, it is a myth that GDP growth accounted largely by price movements in your exports is what you can call "positive growth".
Improvements economically means a few things, like:
- The proportion of primary products in the export earnings is less than before and the proportion of value-added exports increases.
- The skill level of the workforce increases relative to the unskilled portion of the workforce.
Now tell me if the PPP/C government enacted legislation that favors a skilled manufacturing zone - fiscal and tax incentives, tariff incentives, subsidies, etc. - and education to replace workers who would be displaced by a de-emphasis on sugar production.
Tell me if in awarding bandwidth spectrum for wireless communications did the PPP/C engender growth and investment and technology transfer by either domestic capital or foreign.
You need to stop bandying about numbers before you know what the hell they mean.