>So here we have the World Bank making loans to produce more of a
>crop of which there was already a glut.
>"Vietnam has become a successful producer," said Don Mitchell,
>principal economist at the World Bank. "In general, we consider it to
>be a huge success."
>Although Mitchell acknowledges the damage to nations that cannot
>compete with Vietnam's $1-per-day labor costs or Brazil's mechanized
>plantations - such as Guatemala, with its $3-per-day minimum wage - he
>said the losers must switch to farming other crops.">>>
Sorry Les, but I'm missing your point.
Todd