Check out Marginal Revolution for a really interesting insight into economics. The comments, especially. I don’t think this example is specific to Africa. Wealth and riches are relative, and as soon as one person makes a ton of cash, the mooches come out in droves.
I began to witness firsthand the ancient employment system of the East. It’s sometimes known as “living off Abdul’s job.” As soon as someone gets work, everyone else gives up their jobs and leeches off the employed member of the family. The longer you are employed, the more money you need, merely to support the hangers-on. Anyone with a nice home and full-time job has a vast cast of characters living off them.
Another example can be found at Michael Greenspan.
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