$40 billion could effectively double their GDP for 13 straight years. This kind of money could multiply their per-year educational spending by 10 for more than six years, or increase their expenditure on health one-hundred-fold for over four years, or buy the totality of their yearly exports (not including opium) 500 times.
After all that has already been written and said about last week's tragic events, this is my two cents. I was eager to participate in the debate but initially felt I had nothing relevant to contribute. I hope that this is a reasonable and constructive proposal.
He, someone thinks the article is utopian, and maybe they're right. Other comments here.