DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – LEVEL LAND

This story is about a two dimension world (developing nations) referred to as “Level Land” which is occupied by geometric figures.
Oppositions are simple line segments, while governments are polygons with various no. of sides. Oppositions consists of lines and when a line is coming towards an observer in a two dimension world, his body appears merely a point and a point is a sole inhabitant, monarch and universe in one. The narrator is a humble square (Central Govt.), a member of social caste of gentlemen and professionals in a society of geometric figures, who guides us through some of the implications of life in two dimension world. The square has a dream about a visit to a one dimensional world (Line Land) which is inhabited by lustrous points. He attempts to convince realm’s ignorant monarch of a second dimension but finds it difficult to make him see outside of his eternally straight line. He knows that level land has been increasingly constrained by structural and operational systems such as embargoes and trade sanctions despite the objectives of promoting free trade by advanced nations. The other associated problems of imported technology is a social and cultural one. He knows that import decisions are often reversed when short-term economic analysis is substituted by long-term economic analysis, social and political factors as well. While short term monetary considerations may suggests import of an equipment or technology rather than its indigenous developments, the picture often changes when benefits of employment generated in country like level-land, skills imported to the people and translation of these skills to other sectors of economy, the increase in levels of income and its impact on demand for other indigenous goods and services are taken into consideration.
Square is then visited by three