We know this in itself is never enough. Issues of debt, infrastructural investment, education, health and capacity-building are all important to assist nations to prosper in a changing world. We got blamed for the excesses and problems of globalization. But globalization is not a theory or an ideology, it's a process which is not even new. Yet the historic message is clear.
More open societies do better.
China's by 5.5 per cent, sub-saharan Africa's by 3.7 per cent. There is a big job to be done. It has been estimated that within 25 years over 3 billion people will be added to the global population. Urban populations will treble over the next 30 years. By the year 2020, two-thirds of Africa's population will live in cities.