If you’re interested in Foreign Aid and Development this podcast with William Easterly (the nemesis of Jeffery Sachs) may interest you.
An article about cheap Chinese motorcycles helping the poor of Laos.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/world/asia/27laos.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Note: My understanding is a Chinese motorbike is only $250-$300 USD, not the $440 they mention in the article. For $550 you can get a Korean bike, and for $1200 you can get a Japanese bike.
หิมะกับน้ำค้างแข็งได้ปกคลุมทั่วเทือกเขาหว่างเลียนเซิน (Hoang Lien Son) รวมทั้งในเขตเมืองซาปา (Sapa) ในวันนี้หิมะได้ทำให้เมืองปลายทางท่องเที่ยวยอดนิยมที่มีทัศนียภาพสวยงามกับสภาพโดยรอบ กลายเป็น “สวิตเซอร์แลนด์” ไปโดยปริยาย ที่นั่นอยู่ใน จ.ล่าวกาย (Lao Cai) ติดเขตแดนมณฑลหยุนหนัน (Yunnan) ของจีน ซึ่งอุณหภูมิโดยเฉลี่ยทั่วไปจะติดลบ 5-10 องศาเซลเซียส นับเป็นสภาพอากาศที่เลวร้ายที่สุดในรอบกว่า 40 ปี
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