labbbb@thelemmy.club to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhy are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living?message-squaremessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down118
arrow-up1121arrow-down1message-squareWhy are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living?labbbb@thelemmy.club to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square113fedilink
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoLook up ‘Elite Capture’. It’s really hard to build good institutions and keep them strong and free from corruption, and they will be under siege by special interests from day one.
Look up ‘Elite Capture’. It’s really hard to build good institutions and keep them strong and free from corruption, and they will be under siege by special interests from day one.