And investors and entrepreneurs who tap into it will be tapping into the greatest wealth creation event in human history.

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Or is it, as many argue, an inability to tap into the political zeitgeist and face up to the reality that building powerful local leaders and tapping into regional issues are key to its national electoral fortunes?

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