Timbuktu: A Lesson in Underdevelopment

Timbuktu: A Lesson in Underdevelopment

The present paper is a study of development which di?ers from other such studies in two major respects. First, rather than analyzing what factors have promoted the development of a previously underdeveloped area, I will try to assess what factors may lead to the decline of a previously highly develo...

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Main Author: Ricardo Pelizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of World-Systems Research
Online Access:http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/166
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spelling doaj-154dfdea57ac4c01a0e28226761cce962020-11-24T23:30:03ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of World-Systems Research1076-156X2015-08-017226528310.5195/jwsr.2001.166160Timbuktu: A Lesson in UnderdevelopmentRicardo Pelizzo0John Hopkins UniversityThe present paper is a study of development which di?ers from other such studies in two major respects. First, rather than analyzing what factors have promoted the development of a previously underdeveloped area, I will try to assess what factors may lead to the decline of a previously highly developed area. In doing so, I will try to show that development is fragile and precarious, because it depends on both domestic/institutional and international/economic factors and conditions.http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/166
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description The present paper is a study of development which di?ers from other such studies in two major respects. First, rather than analyzing what factors have promoted the development of a previously underdeveloped area, I will try to assess what factors may lead to the decline of a previously highly developed area. In doing so, I will try to show that development is fragile and precarious, because it depends on both domestic/institutional and international/economic factors and conditions.
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