An English language, African-based band named 'Afrigo' from Uganda has released a song entitled, 'Today for Tomorrow,' which celebrates the benefits of privatization. It's not Jimmy Buffet, but it's not half bad. Here is a sample of the lyrics:
Privatization, the surer route to economic emancipation/ Yeah, businessmen run businesses/government govern the nation/ You and I didn't create the situation/ Let's unite/check the economy/ a better future for our children; ...
This one little song may seem insignificant to most people but for me it carries enormous implications for Uganda and maybe even the United States and Michigan. No, I don't expect it to be No. 1 on the African hit parade (although who would have expected someone to put out a song about privatization?). But when public policy strategies become so well known that they are celebrated in pop music, it means the idea itself has infused the culture.
