Thank you, Dr. Mintz, for being here. It's a pleasure to have you here.
I travelled to Ghana last year. I can tell you--and you probably know this--that things are not much better. They do have a democratic system, but there doesn't seem to be the ability to move forward.
When we were there, we visited with the parliamentarians. We were travelling to Tamale, which is a northern community, and we asked those who represented that area what we could do as a government. Their response was that they needed help for infrastructure projects such as trains and roads, because they have the capacity for enormous potential in agriculture and other areas, but they can't get to the markets on the coast. They mentioned at the time that the Chinese were doing this. Interestingly, while we were there, we saw an incredible sports facility that the Chinese had built for them.
It seems to me that we're missing something here. The socialists are acting like capitalists, and we, as a capitalist society.... Some of us are of the opinion that the best thing for them is a free market and a free society, where they could experience and enjoy the benefits of those principles, but we need to build that capacity. You mentioned that.
Could you comment on that? Are we possibly missing the point? Should we be going into countries and telling them that we're going to help them build this, but that this is what we expect, that we expect these things...? Should we target those countries? Do you have a vision that you could share with us about those things?