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I would assume that Africa will in fact be the global center of population in a few decades? Natural resources plus population is usually a winning formula for
by matthewdgreen 2y ago
I would assume that Africa will in fact be the global center of population in a few decades? Natural resources plus population is usually a winning formula for long-term growth.
- mmooss 2y agoCompare all of Africa with East Asia. The latter is a heavily coastal population along an oceanic trade route, also near the massive South Asian population. Also, Africa doesn't have the geopoitical importance, an accident of geography but a reality. Unless and until world power changes dramatically to Africa from the US, Europe, and East Asia, it doesn't seem like that will change. That doesn't mean they can't grow wealthier, etc. But compared to East Asian countries, they lack the means to compel investment