Ebou,

I love your comments,especialy the term"Kaninlia economy and Gambian
economy".

But however there is one thing that has been disturbing  me,your point
3,which reads ;


3.  Influx of foreigners.  We openly welcomed the ills of other neighbouring
> societies, the remnants of their jails, etc.  We did all this without any
> means of embracing them.  Can't blame them for upholding the motto: "The
> Gambia, No Problem!"


I am a foreigner in Norway and this is almost the same we hear about us here
too.But this is not the truth,we are working hard and contributing to the
economic development of this country.It is true that there are foreigners
who are criminnal but these are always few in relation to the whole migrant
population.I am of the believe that this is how migrants in the Gambia are
also feeling.I think we should bettter put more empasis on the question,if
we are putting into better use the human resurses that the migrants brought
with them to our country.
This question of migrants and the national economy is always made an
explosive political issue almost everywhere in the world.In the 60s Senegal
deported many of her migrants bussiness men ,the truth being,for political
reason,and this never better the condition of the Senegalise,Uganda did
it,Nigeria did it the mid 80s.In Europe,it is the political slogan of the
Right and far Right and it is given them power in the political life of
Europe.
It all comes to political power.Jammeh can suddently use such cards in a way
to make the people believed that without the migrants their condition would
have been  better.As the right wing is saying in Europe or as it is the
saying in America without the Jews and migrants things would have been
better.
Sorry for saying too much,you might not even mean to generalise it,but just
a point in case.

For Freedom
Saiks



----- Original Message -----
From: Elow Wole <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: Budget 2001: The Spectre of Stagflation


> Hamjatta,  Your comments to the Gambia's state of economic affairs can't
be
> more factual.  This is an excellent piece to read.  Had a few to add or
> comment upon.
>
> Basically, we're here because;
>
> 1.  Poor monetary expansion policies of the gov't (printing money or
> borrowing from the CB -same thing), they ain't cutting the darn ol
deficit.
> Just playing WIG (Watch-it-grow).  We'll never learn from our
predecessors.
>
> 2.  Low productivity, where aggregate demand is significantly > aggreagate
> supply.  Better yet creeping inflation.  This is the last thing we need,
but
> here it comes.  But who to blame for the low morale.
>
> 3.  Influx of foreigners.  We openly welcomed the ills of other
neighbouring
> societies, the remnants of their jails, etc.  We did all this without any
> means of embracing them.  Can't blame them for upholding the motto: "The
> Gambia, No Problem!"
>
> 4.  The existences of two economies...Kanilai economy vs Gambia economy.
> The problem is Kanilai economy although smaller, controls Gambia economy.
> What results is an unequal economic struggle between two sectors, the
former
> is very dissipating/squandering while the latter is burgeoning, backwards
> ONLY!
>
> Going back to Milton Friedman,  "The Road to Hell is paved with Good
> Intentions!"
> We haunted by the old phrase..."dama/denj foorgon-neh..."
>
> Looking forward to your next posting.
>
> Essa
>
>
> >From: Hamjatta Kanteh <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Budget 2001: The Spectre of Stagflation
> >Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:41:22 -0000
> >
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