Milton Louw's 'Future Namibia' published

He says, "In this book I hope to objectively evaluate Namibia’s economic problems in terms of Namibia’s realities. I read a very interesting piece on 'Solving Africa’s Commercial Poaching Pandemic' by Ron Thomson and use his analogy below in relation to our economic problems. To begin to solve the problem we have to identify its real causes. "

According to the Amazon book description, "This can be likened to the approach to the AIDS pandemic. In AIDS, like in economics, there are two levels that must be looked at. The underlying or 'proximate' cause of an AIDS patient’s death – even though he dies of pneumonia or TB – is his primary infection with HIV. Pneumonia and TB – the 'ultimate' cause of death – can be treated with modern medicines; but they do not work when the patient’s immune system has been destroyed by HIV. You cannot save an AIDS patient’s life by treating only the ultimate disease unless the proximate cause of the illness is removed.

In this book I hope to objectively evaluate Namibia’s economic problems in terms of Namibia’s realities. I read a very interesting piece on “Solving Africa’s Commercial Poaching Pandemic” by Ron Thomson and use his analogy below in relation to our economic problems.

Namibia’s economic problems have both proximate and ultimate causes, too. The solution must eliminate its proximate causes which are multiple and complex.

They include: a hugely expanding rural population that is moving to the urban areas; illiteracy – especially in regards Information Technology; lack of adequate schooling and medical care facilities; and their constantly escalating states of poverty. But the principal proximate cause is poverty. Removing poverty from the equation will take lots of money. But where will the money come from if the solution is to be sustainable for Namibia?

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