The Structure of Industry • It is widely assumed that all developing countries depend upon the production and exporting of primary products. • While this may be true of many developing countries, many are reliant on basic manufactured products for exports. eg: Bangladesh) • Others such as Cape Verde and Maldives are actually mainly exporters of services in the form of tourism. 6. Per capita income Levels • Although it is often assumed that all developing countries have very low levels of income per capita, we should be aware that there are marked differences between per capita income from developing country to developing country. • Venezuela has a high GDP per capita, but it is still very much a developing country. 7. Political Structures Developing countries have very different political structures from each other. Democracies Such as Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico Monarchies
Such as Brunei and Tobago Military Rule Such as Myanmar and Pakistan Single Party Rule Such as China, Cuba and Syria Transitional Political Systems Where a country is in transition often caused by conflict and civil war and cannot be classified (e. g. Somalia) Within each structure, there are of course many substructures. Example Democracies may be presidential systems, semi-presidential systems, parliamentary republics or constitutional monarchies. o The main point is that with developing countries being so diverse in their systems or government, it is very difficult to establish one-size-fits all solutions to developmental problems. To conclude, we can say that while there are some common characteristics that are held by developing countries to some degree, there are also several significant differences. o One must be very cautious in making generalizations that imply that all developing countries are the same
The Term Paper on Developing Early Warning System for Peace and Security in Nigeria
1. Brief Demographic Background of Nigeria: The demographic characteristics of Nigeria set the platform for an understanding of the case for conflict based National early warning system. A historical analysis of major conflicts in Nigeria since independence points to strong linkages to its demographic composition. It has been unarguably regarded as the most populous country in the Africa and also ...
