except from being rich in terms of natural resources...what i mean is , why their economy is very poor?...they are being left behind by other countries/continents....(are the people in Africa are an "idiot"?)
2006-10-20 00:52:22 · 6 answers · asked by Change this name! 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
There have been whole libraries worth of books and articles written about that but I would boil it down to a couple of factors:
False Borders
Tribalism
Soviet style socialism of early governments
Corruption
I think the first three have led to the last one.
2006-10-20 03:08:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There was an article in ReasonOnline last March that explores why poor countries remain poor. The short answer is that corruption drains whatever resources might be used to build infrastructure, encourage investment, and generally improve people's lives.
The more involved answer is that anyone who gains power must pay off his supporters or else they will depose him and find someone else who is willing to play ball. Rival factions are constantly looking for signs of weakness, so as many resources must be grabbed as possible in order to make your regime's position as secure as possible Foreign investors will balk at risking their money in a place where they know a goodly portion will be stolen, and where the Rule of Law is absent so they can't sue to get their own property back if the Powers That Be steals all of it.
The URL for the article is below. It is a good starting point if you want to do more research.
http://www.reason.com/0603/fe.th.why.shtml
James
2006-10-20 01:07:51 · answer #2 · answered by James R. Rummel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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why "Africa"is the poorest continent...?
except from being rich in terms of natural resources...what i mean is , why their economy is very poor?...they are being left behind by other countries/continents....(are the people in Africa are an "idiot"?)
2015-08-18 20:00:42 · answer #3 · answered by Goddart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Africa is prone to many diseases. When people are dying left and right, how in the world are you supposed to support your family.
Africa's governments are often the culprit as well. The governments aren't supplying enough school, so many people are left un-educated. This cause the people to not be educated enough to take care of them selves, causing poverty.
2006-10-20 02:28:56 · answer #4 · answered by Aemilia In Paradisum 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The people in Africa are not idiots. They are largely ignorant because they lack one single resource, education. Africa serves as a cautionary tale of what can happen if a country decides to ignore education in favor of security or anything else.
2006-10-20 01:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by Huey from Ohio 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
africa is not as poor as you think!i come from south africa is south africa is definitly not poor.sure the economy is not that great but it a cosmopolitain place.and it a beautiful place!!so check your facts about africa.it only some countries that are really poor!!!!
2006-10-20 01:07:33 · answer #6 · answered by Fancy Face 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
its not the whole continent,,libya is thriving and the arab africans are doing ok ,,its the black southern africans who are in poverty
2006-10-20 01:02:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know that is true i think it has to do with the goverment over there
2006-10-20 01:01:51 · answer #8 · answered by annjilena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋