Apply What You Have Learned About Development and Development Theories

question 22

Essay

Apply what you have learned about development and development theories to speculate on the following thought experiment: What if anything might be different about today's international economic order if the Spanish had colonized North America and the English had colonized ?South America?

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Definitions:

Responsibility to Protect

A global political commitment endorsing states' obligations to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.

Genocide

The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

War Crimes

Serious violations of the laws and customs of war, including atrocities committed against civilians or the mistreatment of prisoners of war.

Ethnic Cleansing

A process of removing or exterminating an ethnic or religious group from a specific area by force or intimidation.