Jared Diamond espouses the view that the “root of inequality” is the geographical location of a country and the resources it possesses. According to Diamond, all societies in the world were equally wealthy at one time in history. Unfortunately, global environmental changes made some parts of the world to experience harsh weather conditions that made traditional hunting and gathering inefficient in providing food for households. Regions that were geographically disadvantaged were unable to access adequate resources and skills for their development. Diamond uses New Guinea, which is a poor country, and the United States, a wealthy nation, for his analysis.
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Therefore, they could not sustain large communities. Accordingly, most New Guineans were either entirely engaged in farming or in hunting and gathering. The lack of time made them unable to discover new trades, such as steel forging, which could have enriched the country. Moreover, New Guinean’s did not get any large domestic animal from the Middle East that could aid them in their farms. Consequently, their disadvantaged geographical location made them unable to access resources and skills that would have made them wealthy.
b) According to Diamond, What Role has “the Roots of Inequality” Played in the Division of the World Into ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’ Within Today’s Globalization Processes?
In today’s globalization process, poor countries like New Guinea are slowly catching up with their developed counterparts because they are now able to access resources and skills from wealthy countries. In his analysis, Diamond notes that although the United States did not have the resources found in the Middle East and Europe, their geographical closeness enabled it to access such resources as domestic animals and become wealthy. In the modern era of globalization, all countries have similar opportunities of becoming wealthy since resources and skills can be easily transferred to any part of the …show more content…
In fact, he notes that some communities in New Guinea have been cultivating for more than 4,000 years. Unfortunately, the type of crops grown in these fields has low yields, requires a lot of labor, and offers low nutritional content. Therefore, due to the globalization process, poor parts of the world such as New Guinea are slowly becoming wealthier as they are now able to access resources and skills that were once a privilege of only selected
People in the Middle-East were the first to adopt modern methods of farming, which made …show more content…
Therefore, they could not sustain large communities. Accordingly, most New Guineans were either entirely engaged in farming or in hunting and gathering. The lack of time made them unable to discover new trades, such as steel forging, which could have enriched the country. Moreover, New Guinean’s did not get any large domestic animal from the Middle East that could aid them in their farms. Consequently, their disadvantaged geographical location made them unable to access resources and skills that would have made them wealthy.
b) According to Diamond, What Role has “the Roots of Inequality” Played in the Division of the World Into ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’ Within Today’s Globalization Processes?
In today’s globalization process, poor countries like New Guinea are slowly catching up with their developed counterparts because they are now able to access resources and skills from wealthy countries. In his analysis, Diamond notes that although the United States did not have the resources found in the Middle East and Europe, their geographical closeness enabled it to access such resources as domestic animals and become wealthy. In the modern era of globalization, all countries have similar opportunities of becoming wealthy since resources and skills can be easily transferred to any part of the …show more content…
In fact, he notes that some communities in New Guinea have been cultivating for more than 4,000 years. Unfortunately, the type of crops grown in these fields has low yields, requires a lot of labor, and offers low nutritional content. Therefore, due to the globalization process, poor parts of the world such as New Guinea are slowly becoming wealthier as they are now able to access resources and skills that were once a privilege of only selected