Hi Musa, It is always a pleasure to hear from former class mates. I concur with you that we should look at the bigger senegambia picture. I hope that our politicians will come to the realisation that there is strength in unity. regards to you family. Basil On Sun, 19 Sep 1999 19:15:17 [log in to unmask] wrote: > In a message dated 99-09-19 13:05:20 EDT, you write: > > << > I believe that if the Gambia is to enter into any form of > union with Senegal the economic benefits should outweigh > the cost. With hindsight one can ask what has the > senegambia confederation from 1981-1989 contributed to the > development of the Gambia. Has there been any economic > benefits for the nation, apart from the privilege few who > used to jet off to Senegal as confederal parliamentarians and > ministers with their enhanced allowances. >> > > Basil: > It is good to hear from you , once again raising the important issues on the > L. You have been missed. To your above point, it is interesting that you are > only asking whether the confederation contributed to the development of The > Gambia, and one would asked did it enhanced the economic development of > Senegal either. The 1981 confederation should never be seen as a reason not > to pursue economic union with Senegal. It is fair to say that there has never > been any serious attempt by neither countries to look into the impact of > some sort of joint economic reunion. Also it is important to realize that the > question is not what it will do for Gambia, but what it would do to the > economy of the Senegambian region. Lastly, our present situation has failed > the entire Senegambian region, and how much of a risk would it be to try > something new. > > Musa Jeng > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- B.M.Jones [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------