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04-20-2010, 01:20 PM
Deputy Pelegrin Castillo (FNP-DN) says that while forecasts for growth are on the positive side, Dominicans need to demand more explanations on how this will translate into improvements in the quality of life of the population. He asked for more information on jobs, distribution of wealth and human development indexes.
"I think the time has come for us to ask ourselves if there is any sense in continuing to grow when the gap between the haves and the have-nots is growing and the base is fragile, he said.
He said there is a deficit in the distribution of wealth generated by the economy, which has impeded Dominicans from improving their quality of life.
He said historically the DR has been the country with the greatest growth in Latin America, but it has also been the one that has taken least advantage of the growth to improve the conditions of its population.
"This growth is strange because it includes high unemployment, penetration of foreigners into labor markets, weak social and national integration, as well as very high environmental and institutional costs," he said.
He said politicians needed to implement mechanisms for improving wealth distribution, as well as eliminating the political patronage systems.
"From a system of giving out favors we need to move to one of rights and obligations", he said.
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"I think the time has come for us to ask ourselves if there is any sense in continuing to grow when the gap between the haves and the have-nots is growing and the base is fragile, he said.
He said there is a deficit in the distribution of wealth generated by the economy, which has impeded Dominicans from improving their quality of life.
He said historically the DR has been the country with the greatest growth in Latin America, but it has also been the one that has taken least advantage of the growth to improve the conditions of its population.
"This growth is strange because it includes high unemployment, penetration of foreigners into labor markets, weak social and national integration, as well as very high environmental and institutional costs," he said.
He said politicians needed to implement mechanisms for improving wealth distribution, as well as eliminating the political patronage systems.
"From a system of giving out favors we need to move to one of rights and obligations", he said.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)