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It's more of a weak indirect correlation between historical map -> economic prosperity -> political preferences. The modern political maps for France, Germany,
by alephxyz 4y ago
It's more of a weak indirect correlation between historical map -> economic prosperity -> political preferences. The modern political maps for France, Germany, Portugal and Romania at least are essentially proxies for GDP per capita (not sure about the others).
- hammock 4y agoOne might add something to the front of your analysis, as maps don't form out of thin air. In fact, those lines on a map are formally called "political borders." historical governance -> historical map & economic prosperity -> political preferences
- lrem 4y agoPolitical borders also don't just happen to be drawn on a piece of paper. They tend to snap to physical barriers, mostly rivers and mountain ranges.