Read Online RICH LAND POOR COUNTRY: THE "PARADOX OF POVERTY" IN LIBERIA DOC
Rich Land Poor Country is a study into the factors that made Liberia the poorest country on the planet. It reviews the country’s history, impact of the North Atlantic Slave trade on the formation of Liberia and delves into the sociopolitical reasons for its status as a failed state due to the result of 14 years of a barbarous civil conflict. The book covers the period from 1492 to the end of 2017, including the discovery of “America” by Christopher Columbus, the impact of cotton and the plantation system on the modern economy of Liberia. The book analyzes reasons for Liberia’s poor state of development, and reviews the measurements used to determine the status of livelihoods in Africa’s oldest republic. In the narrative, the book starts with a shameful episode in the country’s recent history as a means of understanding the current mindset of officials and how easily they can be manipulated to sell the country and its image for peanuts. Moreover, it discusses the incestuous relationship between donor nations especially the United States of America and successive corrupt Liberian governments.
