Sub-Saharan Africa And Central America

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It’s no secret that Sub-Saharan Africa and Central America have struggled to develop, relative to the newly Industrializing countries that are emerging. These less developed countries lack sustained economic growth, what we’d consider acceptable human rights records, and possess very strong divides amongst the classes within their societies. To get these countries on the track of success, which I’d define as political and economic stability, it’s imperative to pinpoint the underlying causes of their lack of development. Oftentimes, this is attributed to external factors and ideas similar or related to “path-determinism.” Though these factors may have had a noticeable effect in the past, I’m inclined to believe that nowadays many of these LDC’s troubles stem from underlying problems within the internal confines of the …show more content…
More often than not, these problems have origins within domestic policies (or lack thereof) that directly or indirectly affect trade and that potentially neglect to establish political stability. Regarding the likes of Sub-Saharan Africa, it showed quite a bit of promise in its potential to become a newly industrializing country in the 1960s. As was said by Paul Collier and Jan Willem Gunning, following many years of uncertainty that ensued from political transition, it appeared Africa was on the right track to success, also noting that its growth was even surpassing Asia’s in many aspects. However, this growth, particularly in the Sub-Saharan region, would be short lived, as it appeared that much of the region would devolve into many autocratic regimes that would lead to wavering economies (p. 553-554 ER). Many would argue that

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