Comments by "Diana Pennepacker" (@dianapennepacker6854) on "Why the Southern Hemisphere is Poorer" video.

  1. I think they are forgetting cultue has a huge impact as well. South Korea, and Japan are a great example of countries just exploding due to their culture drive, and hitting above their weight. Same with Singapore. Almost like they had a singular purpose. Japan, during the 80s or 90s was killing it economically. America even feared they'd take the number 1 spot! China is a great example of a turn around as their government kept it down for so long. Then you look at Africa, and all the culture clashes as in tribal warfare, or corruption. They can't get along for a moment to set aside their differences, and I for one don't blame colonization anymore for it. I think they were colonized BECAUSE they couldn't put aside their differences, nor invest the wealth they do have. So many countries in Africa became wealthy due to the slave trade too, and none of them reinvested that wealth when the industrial revolution came around. I'm not really sure what is going on with South America. I suppose corruption. Brazil and Argentina should be power houses. Also in the 21st century you really don't need to grow a staple crop to succeed. Yet yeah, add in brain drain to that equation as well. Anyway stability is the number one thing a country needs to succeed.
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