Superficially, it sounds similar to the idea of charter cities. The idea does seem (at face value) to have some merit, but I suspect that the execution of the idea is where lots of problems occur.
So, practically aside, it seems like a massive amount of effort/investment/funding would allow a small country to progress rapidly toward less suffering and better life.
My general impression is that “we don’t have a randomized control trial to prove the efficacy of this intervention” isn’t the most common reason why people don’t get helped. Maybe some combination of lack of resources, politics & entrenched interests, and trade-offs are the big ones? I don’t know, but I’m sure some folks around here have research papers and textbooks about it.
Superficially, it sounds similar to the idea of charter cities. The idea does seem (at face value) to have some merit, but I suspect that the execution of the idea is where lots of problems occur.
So, practically aside, it seems like a massive amount of effort/investment/funding would allow a small country to progress rapidly toward less suffering and better life.
My general impression is that “we don’t have a randomized control trial to prove the efficacy of this intervention” isn’t the most common reason why people don’t get helped. Maybe some combination of lack of resources, politics & entrenched interests, and trade-offs are the big ones? I don’t know, but I’m sure some folks around here have research papers and textbooks about it.