This lavish support distorts prices and blocks market access for poor countries that are natural exporters of farm products.

ECONOMIST: World trade talks: The Cancun challenge | The

But to do that we need to make sure the building blocks are all in place to support it.

FORBES: Let's Finally Get the Fundamentals of Healthcare in Place in Africa

Andrew Coulson, a Birmingham city councillor who is testing the support for regional government, sees some promising building-blocks for a more coherent identity.

ECONOMIST: English devolution: Regional awakening | The