De hecho, mientras que las economías de Guinea, Liberia y Sierra Leona crecieron rápidamente en los diez años anteriores al brote de ébola –a unas tasas anuales medias de 2,8 por ciento, 10 por ciento y 8 por ciento, respectivamente–, sus poblaciones han visto pocas mejoras en su vida diaria.
Indeed, while the economies of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone grew rapidly in the ten years prior to the Ebola outbreak – at average annual rates of 2.8%, 10%, and 8%, respectively – their populations have seen little improvement in their daily lives. More than 65% of foreign direct investment has gone toward mining and logging, which are notorious for generating little employment and concentrating wealth in the hands of a few.