Regardless of who comes to power, the West should channel a larger portion of the billions of dollars in development aid each year, including the newly approved $535 million for the country from the UN’s Millennium Challenge Account, to foster a local spirit of natural capitalism instead of providing charity. The Indian-run lodge I visited is part of a $175 million ecological tourism industry that has been growing at 20% a year precisely because of the country’s natural splendor.
无论谁来执政，西方国家每年都要从几十亿美元的发展援助资金中拨出很大一部分对玻利维亚进行援助，包括刚刚核准通过的来源于“千年挑战帐户”的5亿3500万美元资金。这笔资金用于鼓励当地的自然资本主义精神，而不是提供慈善施舍。我游览的印第安人小屋就是投资1亿7500万美元的生态旅游业的组成部分，这个行业的存在纯粹是因为该国有富饶的自然资源，生态旅游业的发展方兴未艾，而且每年正在以20%的速度快速增长。