[biaxident]

The country is very dependent on tourism. However, the money generated isn't being pumped back into the country.

People who visit on holiday say how wonderful the place is, beautiful beaches and clear blue seas. But move to other areas of the island and it's a completely different place. Walk 5 minutes down the road from the fanciest hotel and there's a shanty town.

Mauritius certainly has a great opportunity and is probably better than a lot of the other African countries, but it still has a long way to go.

[borism]

well, I've been all around the island by car and sure the places locals live in are not posh, but far from being "shanty towns" you'll see in India (where many mauritians are coming from) or Brasil or most of Africa for that matter.

But that's the "freedom" Mises Institute applauds - freedom for foreigners to invest in local industries but not contribute much back besides employment.