Everything local is judged by some international standard, of competitiveness, of investor-friendliness, of good governance. Some of these are useful but it is an attitude of mind where you only value what you have if it is valued by the global market and validated by a global standard. The colonial mentality has been globalised. We lack independent thought.
Reference: Girvan, N.
Existential Threats in the Caribbean: Democratising Politics, Regionalising Governance
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