A ‘new’ country wouldn’t have many more people or a much higher standard of living – but it would have a lot more natural resources.
- Professor of History and Director of the Global Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Here’s some food for thought: Groceries are actually pretty cheap in the US, comparatively speaking.
As of 2022, only Nigeria and Sudan had lower trade-to-GDP ratios.
After a 20th-century manufacturing boom, the region has been in a decadeslong decline. Rural factory towns can blame technology and globalization for their woes.
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