It rolls trippingly off of the tongues of academics, policy wonks, and politicians, the anointed spokespeople for grass-roots social change. You don't need words to explain it. It comes in maps. It uses cutting-edge technology. And it's clean.
Foundations love it.
The horrible accident near Fresno last week, which killed 13 people, highlights the unsafe conditions in which field workers work and travel. Field laborers are taken to their workplaces in old vehicles with mechanical problems, and without seat belts. The pick-up truck which transported workers last week apparently had bad brakes. And the driver didn't have a valid license. So far, more than two million Vietnamese have resettled in various Western countries.