Very interesting topic. I generally do not like market driven morality. I can certainly see that high tech control could jump start economies. However, when you bypass pay, benefits, and environmental issues for bottom line performance, only the fat cats win and everyone else loses. The author did a reasonable job of presenting both sides, but seems to have favored the fat cat perspective.

Gavin Chait (Whythawk) is a guy who gets his hands dirty working on development at the bottom of the food chain in South Africa. His analysis here is certainly informed by a fundamental libertarian streak, but it's an extremely pragmatic libertarianism that has seen failure up close and personal and that has realistic expectations for what success might look like. Even if you disagree with his conclusions here, you'll benefit from the value of his perspective.