THE PEOPLE of the Democratic Republic of Georgia are known for several things: their sunny hospitality, their remarkable longevity and, most strikingly for first time visitors, their atrocious driving. On a recent trip to Tbilisi (Georgia’s capital), I discovered what such terrible driving portends for a nation at an economic crossroads.

Speeding past Freedom Square and down Rustavelli Avenue (where the Rose Revolution commenced in 2003 with thousands of protestors storming parliament to oust Georgia’s corrupt president), one is immediately struck by the sheer volume of people on the streets.

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