Can the Dominican Republic become a developed country by 2050?

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jmbsdq

I am pretty certain that the Dominican Republic will not be a developed country by 2050; you see, 43 years is not enough to fix all of our problems (poverty, corruption, lack of education, bad teachers, lack of infrastructure, inadequate public transportation, etc.). I do hope that by then, some of the problems that plague the country will have been corrected. You see, underdevelopment is a state of mind. Until we Dominicans change the way we think, we will continue to be an underdeveloped country.

Unless we Dominicans stop expecting the politicians to take care of everything for us, we will never see any advance in development. Unless we: 1) demand that our elected officials look out for the best interests of the communities that elect them, 2) as consumers, start refusing to buy products that are overpriced, and demand fair prices, 3) make government provide a bigger portion of the national budget to education, 4) make government get rid of "carros pÃºblicos", and demand better public transportation (and I am not talking about the Metro), 5) stop littering, 6) start obeying traffic laws, 7) make "rule of law" something that makes sense, 8) define an immigration policy and make sure that it is kept (not as has been done in previous occasions, to keep Haitian citizens out; but to keep all illegals out of our country, regardless of skin color, level of education or whatever, 9) and a lot of other things.

cubanitoo

all depents what happen with Cuba

broncosnumber30

ya i think so too and i hope they do. those ppl are wonderful and they deserive every right to live like what we do!!

shinningstarofthecarribean

Yes with a Change of Goverment!!

The "L" Word

Highly unlikely. The government of the Dominican Republic has been plagued by corruption for centuries. Money is funneled under the table and development programs have been placed on standstill. Unlike other islands in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic shares an island with another nation, Haiti, and with the poorest nation in the hemisphere as your neighbor, plenty of illegal immigration and the eventual return of Cuba as a tourist destination for Americans (once the American embargo ends) the nation really doesn't have a strong industrial backbone to bring it to par with other dynamic economies of the Caribbean region such as Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, and Panama.

thisisnotdel

Yes, anything is possible. That could be a developed country even before 2050!

Happy Feet

Yes, and even before, if they can improve the quality of the schools (teachers).

SWEET

yes of course, before than that.............by the way where r u from?

jean h

I think it will be a developed country in the next 10 years or so, definately before 2050

billy j

No. Not by 3050.

JUAN G

Never, and the same goes for other countries in latin america.
Latin American countries will never be able to reach the United States standards or the Europeans'. they will always be poor countries.

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