We will never get to how, because we will never agree on why.

Looks like a detailed plan to be anti Russian. From news/web/blogs etc, Russia has steadily driven it's economy down-hill. It also is a plan for the common SF theme of belter colonies, stations. In most of these SF colonies corruption is rampant, de-facto autocracies predominate(the Company Store syndrome)

How do you build a rich, stable country… with no oil, no land, and no natural resources? In 1965, Singapore was left alone — expected to fail. Instead, it became one of the most efficient economies in history. Not by luck. By leadership, long-term thinking, and trade-offs most nations still avoid. A story every future leader should watch.