Perhaps the question should not why is the Global South poor but why the West is rich. It is the west that is outside the historical norm while the Global South is just following typical human development. The Global South has not been oppressed; it has just been normal. Quote: Africa’s failure to develop, they argue, should not be seen as the exception, but as the historical norm. Africa’s growth trends since 1950—overall stagnation with periods of growth and decline—appear incredibly similar, both in terms of patterns and level, to those of pre-modern Europe. It took European countries until the 1800s to exceed Africa’s current per capita output. Humanity all over the world, for the vast majority of its history, has experienced periods of growth followed by reversals which have limited increases in per capita income.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 10:12:09 +0000
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