For one thing, many European countries would be happy to see their own banking sectors flourish at the U.K.'s expense.
During the colonial period, Eritrea's urban sector flourished with the establishment of Asmara as the capital city, Asseb (also spelled Assab or Aseb) as a new port on the Red Sea, and a host of smaller towns on the plateau.
At the same time that the profitability of the primary sector was plummeting because of low export prices, opportunities in the secondary sector flourished thanks to the natural protection provided by high import prices.
Under Blair's "Third Way" philosophy, London's voracious financial sector flourished.
Terry Scuoler, of the EEF manufacturers' organisation, wanted to hear more about how a Labour government would help the private sector flourish.
"A creative sector flourishes best in societies where governments intervene with a light hand," he told an audience of 550 delegates at the inaugural summit.
Some pockets of higher education work well, notably the publicly run institutes of technology and of management, on the back of which the country's IT sector flourishes.Some private groups, such as the NIIT, a computer-education company, also produce reasonable graduates.
Organisations like the World Bank say the government must now let the private sector flourish.
Recent economic movement has created a dual economy as certain sectors have flourished such as communication, transportation, education, art, and entertainment have pulled ahead, while other sectors, most notably mineral resources and agri-business, are poised to catch up.
The largely liberalized sector has flourished.
