Robert Neuwirth: The age-old sharing economies of Africa -- and why we should scale them
Robert Neuwirth: As antigas economias colaborativas da África - e por que devemos escalá-las
Robert Neuwirth’s writings on the street-level reality of the developing world have opened a new dialogue on development and economics. Full bio
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and maybe the only bestseller
e talvez o único bestseller
about what it says.
um pouco sobre o que ele diz.
all over the world will prosper
ao redor do mundo vão prosperar
of individual profit.
do lucro individual.
for the prosperity of the world.
da prosperidade do mundo.
further from Edinburgh
foi além de Edimburgo,
if Adam Smith had visited Africa.
tivesse visitado a África.
actually an easy answer,
and traveler Ibn Battuta
e viajante Ibn Battuta
of Africa in the 14th century,
to Mogadishu was a market,
quando chegou em Mogadishu
came to the harbor,
chegavam até o porto,
"You are my guest, I am now your broker."
"És meu convidado, eu sou teu agente".
through the local broker,
por meio do agente local,
and didn't do business through the broker,
negócios por meio do agente,
and the deal would be canceled,
seus negócios eram cancelados,
everyone prospered.
todos prosperaram.
ele poderia ser como esse cara e dizer:
he might look like this guy
to Christian [Benimana],
ao Christian Benimana,
at the beginning of this session,
had come to Africa,
tivesse vindo à África,
long before Airbnb and Uber.
bem antes de Airbnb e Uber.
flowing into the countries.
fluindo nos países.
of exports in these countries.
10% de exportação destes países.
this mutual aid economy still exists,
de ajuda mútua ainda existe,
in the strangest places.
nos lugares mais inusitados.
electronics market in West Africa.
da África Ocidental.
of turnover every year.
ardent apostles of Adam Smith:
fieis de Adam Smith:
we're all in it individually,
todos nessa individualmente,
that when I asked further,
quando continuei a perguntar,
this is an interesting juxtaposition
uma justaposição interessante
and "How To Sell Yourself."
e "How To Sell Yourself".
is governed by a sharing principle.
é governado por um princípio coletivo.
"How did you get started in global trade?"
"Como você começou no comércio global?",
my master settled me."
meu mestre me acomodou".
to ask, "What is this 'settling?'"
de perguntar: "O que é essa acomodação?",
done your apprenticeship
finaliza seu aprendizado
to set you up in business.
te prepare para os negócios.
for two or three years
por dois ou três anos
and start trading.
venture capital. Right?
gerado localmente, certo?
that governs Alaba International Market
que governa Alaba International Market,
platform in the world.
de negócios do mundo.
economies that we look for --
colaborativas que observamos:
in almost every shantytown.
em quase todas favelas.
other cultures; this is the Kenyan name.
culturas; este é o nome queniano.
into a pot once a week,
uma vez por semana e,
of the group gets the money,
do grupo pega o dinheiro
whatever they need to.
called "acequias,"
comes from the North African Arabic;
mas advém do norte africano árabe;
is a sharing system for scarce water.
de água em escassez.
of the United States,
to what Llew [Claasen] said
com todo o respeito,
and cryptocurrencies yesterday,
e criptomoedas ontem,
commonly managing scarce water resources
recursos hídricos escassos
and hundreds of years.
I wanted to go a little bit further
gostaria de ir um pouco mais além
are managed communally,
gerenciadas coletivamente,
scarce capital, scarce cash
conta de capital, dinheiro
actually two kinds of capitalism.
dois tipos de capitalismo.
interesting statistics,
of one percent of the Nigerian population
da população nigeriana
of the GDP of the country.
a 25% do PIB do país.
of the Kenyan population
of the GDP of the country.
a 75% do PIB do país.
and bodybuilding equipment
e equipamento de ginástica
da rodovia em Lagos.
and bodybuilding equipment in a go-slow,
e equipamento de ginástica no tráfego,
really, really bad, right?
muito ruim, certo?
"the capitalism of decay,"
de "capitalismo da decadência",
to rise up and get out of it,
that we talked about
dos quais falamos antes
in order not to be poisonous,
para não ser venenosa,
in order to be fair to everyone.
processada para ser justa a todos.
the "bottom down economy."
de "economia de baixo para baixo".
that exist out there
que existem lá fora
and used and scaled.
usados e escalados.
infrastructure to everyone,
infraestrutura a todos,
we need in the world,
what we need in Africa.
important to quote Steve Biko,
importante citá-lo
September 12 to be exact,
12 de setembro para ser exato,
by the South African state.
pelo estado Sul-Africano.
we're not here to compete.
não estamos aqui para competir.
a community of brothers and sisters
uma comunidade de irmãos e irmãs
for a composite answer
por uma resposta complexa
"the great powers of the world
"Os grandes poderes do mundo
an industrial and military look, ..."
um olhar industrial e militar, ..."
that military-industrialist complex,
aquele complexo militar-industrial
in the mutual landscape
neste ambiente mútuo
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Robert Neuwirth - AuthorRobert Neuwirth’s writings on the street-level reality of the developing world have opened a new dialogue on development and economics.
Why you should listen
For too many people in the world, Robert Neuwirth suggests, the world's globalized economic system has turned out to be a capitalism of decay. Only by embracing true sharing strategies, he argues, can people develop an equitable vision of the future.
Neuwirth is the author of two previous books: Stealth of Nations (2011), on the global growth of the street markets and cross-border smuggling, and Shadow Cities (2005), on the power of squatter communities and shantytowns. His work has appeared in documentary films, on radio and television, and in many publications. In addition to writing, he has taught at Rikers Island, New York City’s jail, and at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
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