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Prudent Policy

They bear, in place of classic names,
Letters and numbers on their skin.
They play their grisly blindfold games
In little boxes made of tin.
Sometimes they stalk the Zeppelin,
Sometimes they learn where mines are laid,
Or where the Baltic ice is thin.
That is the custom of (1st stanza of "The Trade", by Rudyard Kipling)


Merchants always try to find ways of gain. They are as curious as a researcher, and also as sharp as a sniper. Opportunity is their focus of curiosity, and profit is their target. Their free attitude as well as pride confident are no public secret. Their activities are the heart beat of economy as well as society. Economic development is dependent to the trade unquestionably. Thus, if any body want to develop economy, they must develop trade. This state is also applicable to government in their effort to develop national economy. Developing trade cannot be done directly by the government. The independence of trade as well as their massive scope is beyond government's control. Prudent trade policy that is the only reasonable path government can take to develop economy.

Prudent trade policy means that the formula of the policy is considered deliberately with tangible measurements to target the objective of government's targets, "developing economy". Every factors and sectors are considered in formulating the policy, and result scenarios must have been calculated to be able to target the objective. For an illustration, lets say government wants to increase the economic capacity of West Sumatera about ten percents. To reach the target, they should provide conditions that can trigger economy escalation at least ten percent. Conditions may be in the form of better infrastructure and procedure so the business will be more profitable because risk and cost can be reduced, or regulating that at least ten percent local contain for products is a must so the producers will be forced to invest in the area, or many other possibilities that can invite businessman increase their activity in West Sumatera at minimum level of ten percent. There are anourmous amount of possibilities to be made, and each possibility may result as pointed, or may be extremely different. To make it simple, prudent and deliberate preparation is a must for planning success.

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