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Have you tested this hypothesis? It seems that South Africa is wealthier than neighbors, for instance.
by asdf21 6y ago
Have you tested this hypothesis? It seems that South Africa is wealthier than neighbors, for instance.
- ianleeclark 6y agoThe cape was literally a restocking hub for the global trade hegemon (Dutch) and later served similar purposes for the following hegemon (British). Of course it had higher rates of capital accumulation. This was seen even into the 60s
- aabeshou 6y agoSouth Africa has the single worst inequality in the world [0], and up until very recently there was apartheid ruled by the descendents of dutch colonizers. This still fits the pattern of imperialists coming in, and enriching themselves at the expense of local populations. It's just that in this case the occupying population hung around permanently. But they're still hoarding the wealth. [0] https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/07/africa/south-africa-elections-inequality-intl/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/07/africa/south-africa-elections...
- asdf21 6y agoBy hording the wealth you mean drastically increasing GDP?
- addicted 6y agoBecause South Africa and its neighbors were not all colonized? I’m not sure what SA being relatively wealthier is supposed to tell us.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoWhich of South Africa's neighbors was not colonized?