Structure or Basic Needs?

In solving Inayatullah's poverty crisis, a nation first must correct basic structural issues before addressing the provision of basic needs. In my mind, the progression from poverty to developing society is first achieved through the construction of basic infrastructural assets. Modern society tends to revolve more around the import-export dynamic, something impossible to achieve without strong infrastructural support and a system of stable institutions. With roads, ports, airports, etc., nations can create a vastly improved diet, service structure, industrial machine, and more. This is the most effective way to address Inayatullah's clash between the global division of labor and sovereignty. Farming societies, particularly in Africa and Southeast Asia, are highly specialized. I would argue this fact has more to do with geography than Western colonialism, but that is beside the point. What I'm arguing is that agricultural societies exist in a way that they can only produce one of several crops, many of which (especially in the case of Inayatullah's example of Egypt) can only produce cash crops that are inedible, creating a reliance on the import-export structure. As a result, there is no way for impoverished communities to provide for themselves until corrupt governments are broken down and roads are constructed to facilitate trade. Most would argue a sort of Maslow's hierarchy of needs here, but I want to provide my critique of Maslow's application to modern society construction. I best fulfill the hierarchy of needs with this argument, in that I have proven that providing for economic infrastructure modification you can provide for these needs, where the agricultural or medical basics can't be efficiently distributed without roads.

We also see issues arrive in regards to the pricing of food without easy means of transportation. With no roads, we see increased transportation costs. When we take a look at the already extravagant prices of transportation, whether due to fuel costs or piracy(!), something as simple as roads can reduce prices, making it easier for the impoverished to afford food.

Infrastructure and corruption reduction will go a long way toward on decreasing the costs of providing aid, removing bureaucratic impurities and infrastructural issues.

Oh, in other news, I want to discuss my excitement over Liberty Prime, the communist-killing freedom-loving robot of Bethesda Software's Fallout 3. Watch the video, and appreciate his ultra-patriotism in all its glory. As I finally advanced upon the Jefferson Memorial and activated Project Purity on Tuesday night, I was driven into fits of joy and happiness upon hearing the robot shoot planes out of the air while saying such phrases as "The last domino falls here!" or "Death is a preferable alternative to communism!". This kind of awesomeness brought so much joy into my life, and I just thought I should share it with you all.