Reading a book called Why Nations Fail borrowed from the Library of Mohamed Abdilahi Dualeh. The Book says: One widely accepted theory of the causes of world inequality is the GEOGRAPHIC hypothesis…many poor countries such as those of Africa, Central America, and South Asia are between the tropics of cancer and Capricorn. Rich nations in contrast, tend to be in temperate latitudes…. ...18th century, French political philosopher Montesquieu argued that people in tropical climates tend to be LAZY and to lack inquisitive. As a consequence, they didnt work hard and were not INNOVATIVE; this was the reason why they were poor. Montesquieu, also speculated that LAZY people tended to be ruled by DESPOTS, suggesting that a tropical location could explain not just poverty but also some of the political phenomena associated with economic failure, such as dictatorship.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 06:00:50 +0000
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