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Why Does the Development Gap Keep on Growing?

The gap between rich countries and poor countries was not always so large. But it grew rapidly from the seventeenth century onwards. One of the reasons was many European countries took over parts of Africa. This was called   tradeaidwarcooperationcolonialismconscription. To begin with, they bought   rice and peasturnips and carrotswheat and barleycars and lorriesgold and spicescomputers and games consoles from the local people but they soon became greedy and just helped themselves! Eventually, the colonies sent their 'visitors' back to Europe, having won their   independenceisolationintegrationlotteryslaveryinformation. Some countries are at a disadvantage when it comes to developing. If they have no coastline they are said to be   depletedlandlockedcoloniesimprisonedisolateddeprived and it makes it difficult for them to   competetradecooperatemergeagreefight with other countries. Others are held back by a lack of good education - there simply aren't enough   schoolshomesfactorieshospitalssupermarketsroads for the population. Many people don't have the time for paid work, either, being too busy   swimmingcollecting wood and waterhanging out in nightclubsgoing to the cinemaeating fast foodplaying football. Still others are too busy fighting among themselves in   domesticnuclearcivilpoliteworldcold wars, meaning any money they get is likely to be spent on   public transportschoolsweaponshousesmedical carehospitals.