Capitalism can fall into some unexpected pitfalls in its travels around the world, but none more surprising than in Guinée, French West Africa. Recently, so goes the tale, a wealthy chieftain bought a brand-new car from a local auto dealer, proudly drove it away, filled with his numerous family. A few miles down the road, he skidded into a ditch and overturned. Though no one was badly hurt, the car was wrecked. Wrathfully. the chief returned to the dealer and demanded a new car because, he said, the wrecked one had been bewitched. As an expert witness he brought...
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