Possessing Things Is Not That Interesting. Living

The Biggest Determinant In Our Lives Is Culture, Where We Are Born, What The Environment Looks Like. But The Second Biggest Determinant Is Probably Governance, Good Governance Or A Certain Kind Of Governance Makes A Huge Difference In Our Lives.

Most Countries In Africa Have The Capacity To Be Great Agricultural Producers, But They Do Only Subsistence Production. So A Family Will Produce For Themselves And Nothing More. Why? Because Of The Systems: The Markets Are Not There To Go Beyond.

Possessing Things Is Not That Interesting. Living In A Grand Environment To Show Myself And Others That I Have Wealth Has Zero Appeal.

I Don't Get That Much Enjoyment Out Of Saying 'i Own It.'

Commodity Exchanges Have A Lot Of Advantages. One, You Are Helping Transparency. Two, They Are Not Political. It's Institutional Building. It Can Survive Any Environment, In Theory.