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Poverty and wealth in Angola
Hoarding the spoils of oil
Feb 14th 2011, 20:04 by The Economist online
In Luanda, Angola's capital, fewer than one in ten people have running water but hotels can still cost $400 a night
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Did this audio end abruptly for others at 2:47 when he's describing the checkpoints?
The elite as well as those with access and opportunities to wealth DO NOT have the interest of the poor at heart - and they never will. In a Global economic order of profit making and the accumulation of property "Hoarding the Spoils..." is the norm. It would be up to the Government of Angola to engage directly with the poor through their communities if any gains from the national resources is to trickle down to the "have nots" and for the reduction of poverty.