Since the beginning of time, human beings have exploited people, places and things to serve their own interests. During Spain’s period of exploration into the new world, the conquistadors greatly exploited natives by forcing them into slavery and overtaking the rights to their valuable resources. Great Britain exploited and subjugated a large part of the known world for their resources, raw materials, and physical labor in order to boost financial gain. The Economist would put forth ideas that Western Countries growth is due to efficient economic organization. They attribute this growth to the capitalization of domestic factors. In contrast to the Economist theory lies the reality that the prosperity of western countries has more to do with
