http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Banner_686X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner_234X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250 http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo-Watermark_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner-ALT_234X60.jpg Bigthink - Idea Comments Feed Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/feed/rss/comment/idea/656 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:17:02 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Comment on: Re: Where did the developed and developing worlds diverge? http://www.bigthink.com/the-world/656 You cannot neglect to mention the legacy of the colonialism as a dividing factor, and also the fact that much of the West was 'developed' on the back of slave labour- many countries in the majority world had their natural growth stunted by colonialism and where they could have been developing and advancing their natural systems of rule, and governance- they were forced to adapt ways that were not their own, and are not being assessed on this. Bigthink Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:31:17 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/the-world/656/#6939