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I'm not big on your wound-healing theory. Just because it doesn't work for platelets doesn't mean it doesn't work for societies. If you want to convert me you'll have to do more than just give an analogy.
It's a better metaphor for international aid than it is for debate. I can't think of empirical tests with existing data. What would you think of a mathematical model that relied on a set of reasonable assumptions? Not that I have one at present.
Actually, I noticed that you did a decent job of defending your theory in that thread. But I dislike applying the idea of wounds to the entire idea of helping countries that are only marginally bad first. You could say something like "Aid for a marginally bad country will bring more return on your dollar than aid in a really bad country. And improving marginally bad countries that are near really bad countries will provide them with a model for improvement. It's a little like a big wound heals: you start at the edges." I'm not going to become a proponent without doing research, but it would be more tolerable imho.
I'd be interested to see a mathematical model to support your theory because I have no idea what it would look like.