Tous les changements apportés ensuite au plan découlaient des interventions de la classe dirigeante internationale, interventions au cours du sommet du G-8 à Gênes, par exemple, au cours duquel on a imposé à Mbeki d'inclure la bonne gouvernance. Le G-8 a traité Mbeki avec le mépris le plus pur, ne lui donnant que cinq minutes pour son exposé avant de le renvoyer à sa table de travail».
Any changes to the plan have been in response to the international ruling class's comments on the plan, for example, during the G-8 summit in Genoa where Mbeki was told to include good governance in his plan.The G-8 treated him with utter contempt, giving him only five minutes to make his presentation before sending him off to do his homework”.