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I think the vast majority of utils created in sub-saharan africa are a byproduct of wealth created elsewhere.
That may be true (at least to the degree to which it is sensible to assign a specific cause to a given util). However, it is not very good evidence that investment in first world economies is the most effective way to generate utils in Africa.
I think the vast majority of utils created in most nations are a byproduct of wealth created elsewhere, given current international trade.