Why has the development experience of sub-Saharan Africa diverged markedly from that of other developing regions?

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Presentation

Pages :

6 pages

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.doc

Published date :

01/12/2009

Category :

Economics & finance

Sub category :

Economics

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Summary :

Introduction.
The singularity of Sub-Saharan Africa compared to others developing region.
1. The labor force represented by the future slaves.
2. The decision of the Europeans to use African labour force in the middle of the nineteenth century.
3. The behaviour of the colonial powers in the political field.
The main reason for the African situation.
1. Development aid during the colonisation period.
2. The devotion of a majority of the income of some countries to pay their debt and interests.
3. A very difficult economical transition.
The lack of a 'Green Revolution' in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The political legacy of the colonisation.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
1. Lack of education structures.
2. Lack of money to build hospitals.
3. Social problems.
4. The law about patents and medicine.
Conclusion.

Abstract

The recent images of migrants from sub-saharan africa dying on the border of the Spanish territories of Ceuta and Melilla reminded the Northern opinion of the reality of life in the poorest region in the world . Migrants from sub-saharan africa flee such horrible conditions of life, and such a lack of future, that they are willing to do anything to come to Europe . sub-saharan Africans are indeed the "poorest of the poor". Life expectancy for them is only 46 years old and a large part of the population still lives with less than 1 dollar a day . development, i.e. the economic growth coupled with an effective improvement in the conditions of life, is stuck in this region. Many factors combined to lead to this situation which seems inextricable. We have to mention all of them to explain why sub-saharan africa is facing such problems, whereas other developing areas have "taken-off", such as East Asia. History is a burden for africa, which has been exploited by other powers for centuries. The complex framework of international balance of powers and economical relations has been weaved considering africa only as a source of raw materials and cheap labour. Since the time of their independence, sub-saharan countries struggle to change this legacy.