More Pie, Please: Using Growth Poles to Reduce Suffering

The world is a great place. But there are also great problems. A solution is suggested here. People around the world are suffering of issues we in rich countries consider banal. Many of the challenges facing tens of millions of people daily could be solved with relative ease. But we lack will. There are no short term economic gains. Besides, giving poor countries a slice of the pie reduces the size of our slice, right? Wrong. The pie grows.