[disputin]

You have a point regarding electricity - South Africa was having rolling blackouts a few years back, not sure what the state is now.

One thing to consider is that it might be easier to grow into a big fish in a small pond than in a big pond. I've seen people in small pond countries grow into big fish then move to a bigger pond with their big fish credentials. Whereas when a small fish moves from small pond to a big pond, with only small fish credentials, it becomes food, forever battling it's way nowhere. Not always, of course.

[graemian]

Interesting conjecture. I would like to see if there's any hard data to support that.