How Did Africa Get So Poor? British Colonial Ambitions in Africa
Unfortunately, many people think that each political state independently charts its own course and its relationship with other countries is strictly voluntary. However, since the 1970’s, dependency theory and world-systems theory have pointed out that the wealth of some countries is dependent on the exploitation of other countries who are coerced. This short article demonstrates this occurring between Britain and Mali. Be sure to watch the video!
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Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.