Underdevelopment

Introduction Although the word ‘Africa’ is often used to indicate one people and one place, the continent is made up out of ethnic groups numbering in the several hundred. Naturally, all these different groups have their own form of communication, and their own cultural heritage, which has been greatly damaged by European colonialization. Indeed, the competition between rival European countries for parts of Africa was relentless, especially during the 1880’s. And, as a result, at the Berlin…

In the article, Colonialism: A philosophical profile by Olufemi Taiwa, Taiwa goes on to explain the lack of Modernity in Africa as compared to her other post-colonised neighbours. Taiwa argues the theory that colonialism is a cause in the underdevelopment if Africa and has a direct link to modernity. He gives the distinctive types of colonization’s which took place in the globe and how these differences mean colonization cannot be generically defined. Further he explains that colonization lead…

Many caribbean islands depended on sugar in order to fuel their economy and once the sugar production fell, so did their economy. Many caribbean island are under developed and lack the economic needs in order to grow their country. This underdevelopment in turn, has various social implications as well. Many caribbean islands depend on countries such as Europe and the United States to provide relief and social needs. The United States, for example, supplies basic needs such as food and clothing…

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In the United States, the innocent youth are getting a same punishment as adult, that should not be like that. When the young person committed a violent crime, should he or she get the same punishments as an adult such as life without parole or death penalty? Is this fair if juvenile get the same punishments like an adult? These are the main questionings at the debate regarding juvenile system. Juvenile Justice is the system that addressed for the youth who are not old enough to held responsible…

An ideology and movement that encourages the solidarity of Africans worldwide is called Pan-Africanism It is based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress. The goal of the movement is to unify and uplift people of African descent; Walter Rodney, W.E.B Dubois, and Marcus Garvey were all pan-Africanist who shared similar views, especially the one view of all African people uniting. After reading “Worlds of Color” by W.E.B Dubois and “Some Questions on…

“Education is the key to success” Article 26 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “ everyone has the right to education” (UN). Is education the solution to Africa’s poverty? Several studies have linked lack of education as being one of the reasons for under -development in Africa. My essay is going to explore this notion and also other core issues that I felt were imperative for the development of Africa. The other matters I look into are Poor governance, Civil war and…

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Freedom of religion. The first amendment proclaims it to be law. The economy shows otherwise. Religion is a controlling factor in nearly every aspect of the economy whether it is deliberate or not. Religion has been a deciding factor in various movements including proposition 8 and has been implemented into the economy discretely to a point where many US citizens do not recognize it as religious dominance. Religion can have a positive or negative effect on the economy, can alter many decisions,…

rights movement focused on the intuitional racism and violence inflicted on black bodies by the state. We need to link that to the oppressed peoples of the world. There is a relationship to the disinvestment of inner city black communities and the underdevelopment of Africa. This is the work Pan-Africanism must take up in the 21st century in the way it did with the liberation struggles in the…