A couple of comments then.

1.Those who claim #HumanRights are of lower priority then economic dev are generally speaking on the side of the oppressors rather than the oppressed; oppressed may have a different opinion

2.Beyond ethical considerations, from an economic point of view, neglect of #HumanRights & marginalization / discrimination of social groups (women, minorities…) leads to suboptimal use of their economic potentiel

3.Still on #HumanRights & economics, non-respect of #RuleOfLaw, corruption,… lead to judiciary unpredictability & deteriorating investment climate. Please see most recent @Mo_IbrahimFdn reports on strong correlation among all those variables

4.On “Western style” democracy: very paternalising & contemptuous of all those citizens registering, mobilising, patiently queuing & voting to claim they are not ripe for it.

5.Beyond the ethics, democracy also least inefficient way to hold leadership to account, on policy choices, on governance (incl corruption…) and to organise orderly successions / transitions. No “regime change” rethoric but just “alternance”

6.Coming now to the economics. Each country has its specificities , linked to geography, history, pattern of demographic transition & urbanisation, administrative tradition & culture…. but phases of accelerating economic growth always correlated to improving governance

7.Improving economic governance through increased competition & economic liberalisation, corporate transparency & accountability, clarification of property rights, improvements in #RuleOfLaw… i. e. improvements in “ease of doing business” & investment climate