[netheril96]

> something like a road, mine, stadium etc..

> while giving little, if anything back to the local economy

Aren't these two lines contradictory?

[lgleason]

On the surface yes, in reality no. The only reason the road is built is to get the goods out of the mines. They extract the resources, leave and then there is no money to fund maintenance. Once again with no local jobs being created.