Loading ...I knew one of those types in the mid to late 1970’s . He and his wife were incredibly handsome/beautiful – the type of folk who could each have been models for fashion magazine covers . I was living in Europe at the time , as were they . His employers from NYC would send him to African nations to locate those with valuable mineral resources . There he would pitch local politicians with the idea that the World Bank would back loans to create the plants to extract the resources and enrich the country . The plants would be built , Americans would do the commissioning runs , and operate the plants during early operation , including debugging repairs and upgrades ( more loans ) . Then the (qualified) Americans would leave , and locals . who did not have the skills , would try to run the plants . After a very few years , the plants would be in ruins , but the debt remained .
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