Colonialism Doesn't Explain the Developing World's Problems

Colonialism Doesn’t Explain the Developing World’s Problems

Tags: World History

12/14/2020 Lipton Matthews

It is popular to assume that colonialism explains most modern-day dynamics in the developing world. But what if precolonial institutions are the real deciding factors?

Original Article: “Colonialism Doesn’t Explain the Developing World’s Problems“.

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