Please choose a theme for researching all four countries( Venezuela,Zimbabwe,Vietnam,Yemen)from the list of
factors that stall development:
1) bribery and/or corruption
2) very low literacy rate for women especially compared to men
3) dependence on trade or insufficient trading partners
4) a long history of political instability or too much political rigidity
5) no political will to bring about democracy
6) lack of human rights
7) lack of industrial development
8) frequent natural disasters
9)A large percentage(5-15 percent)of GNP goes to military expenditure Answer the grand question: What are the major political, economic, and
social factors or events that helped or hindered development in your
selected countries? What economic and political events took place during
colonialism and post-independence that brought about the current economic
and social conditions these nations wrestle with today?
