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How Global Economic Development / Sustainable Industries could be different



Traffic could be improved in Lagos, Nigeria / Bogotá, Colombia, etc.

Small towns could be turned into tourist destinations

Women / girls could more easily obtain bank accounts / loans / savings

Abandoned bikes could go to the poor / developing countries

Spices could be single-origin, fresh, and beneficial for farmers

Products / local industries could have an "economic nutrition label"

Algae could become biofertilizer, bioplastic, pollution control (sewage and fertilizers), food / vitamins, fuel, fish and mushroom feed, and dyes/stabilizers

Quail eggs with juice could be breakfast / other food

Trash could become cash / rewards in developing countries

Cow milk production could improve in developing countries

Healthy school meals could be provided to children

Working / living temperatures could be cooler or warmer with roofs / fans in developing countries

Developing countries could have less "brain drain" and/or create incentives for returning

Mobile e-commerce could be brought to developing country consumers

Architecture could have airflow, beauty, be community-focused, and create jobs

Smallholder cooperative agriculture could be opportunity for unemployed youth

Good jobs / education could prevent gang recruitment / terrorism / drug cartels

Sustainable forestry and fishing practices could become viable livelihoods

Fridges could be powered by solar energy

Minimum balance, banking fees, accessibility / location, lack of public education / financial literacy outreach could be deterrents to financial inclusion

Technology could formalize property rights in developing countries

Bridges could help those in rural villages

Beekeeping could be an industry that protects environments and provides livelihoods

Royalties to landowners / development levies to communities could be paid by foreign direct investment projects in developing countries

Women entrepreneurs could deliver solar power

Free trade / bilateral trade agreements could have negative effects on labor / environment

Economic development could or could not lead to democracy

Authoritarian states could or could not create economic growth

Cities/towns/states/countries could pay people to work remotely

Entrepreneurs/small business owners could have mentors

Infrastructure could be built more quickly by learning from China

Women / girls access to education / family planning could have a big effect on climate change, health, and development

Broadband internet infrastructure could be accessible for people

Seaweed farming could fight against climate change / regenerate marine ecosystems / create new businesses

Stock buybacks could be price-sensitive or not be done to go to R&D / rainy day funds / increasing employee pay / M&A instead

Investing in public stocks could earn as much as private equity returns

Governments could show the impact of economic development subsidies / corporate incentives and tax breaks

Startups and businesses could be copied

Government audits of public resources could reduce corruption

Selective U.S. universities could expand and establish satellite locations

Private equity could be regulated more

Businesses could have more opportunities to borrow capital

Community beautification could create economic development, lower crime, and raise quality of life

Venture capital could reach entrepreneurs in diverse areas to create economic opportunities

Moving to jobs could be easier for low-income people

Tax-free investments could revitalize distressed economic areas

Businesses / nonprofits could be worker-owned cooperatives

People could open in-home daycares

Job training could be done by apprenticeships or internships

Job training vouchers could be distributed by companies

Community colleges could be free

Federal funding could go towards people-based programs, rather than place-based economic development

Identification systems / digital IDs could be built for citizens