Why are some countries still so rich and others so poor

[KingScorpio]

With all the technology, healthcare and education why is the world still so divided? With some places being rich while others being torn in wars and crimes, forcing people to hide or become refugees. What are your thoughts on the issue?

there are cultural and geographic issues, for example, many countries that have for religious reasons a huge population growth and a youth bulge like turkey or india or the middle east and africa,

need for their development highly educated labour and goods from developed countries.

since they are not very good and copying them like china and japan they end up in a neverending economic inferiority since they constantly need those foreign currency to develop themselves.

regards

[Porosh]

Actually,it depends on one country's population are how much educated,sincere,honest and responsible to their country.Also depends on this country's government,political issues,development system,managements etc.

[Vinz1978]

With all the technology, healthcare and education why is the world still so divided? With some places being rich while others being torn in wars and crimes, forcing people to hide or become refugees. What are your thoughts on the issue?

The reason why other countries remain poor until now is that they are ruled by a leader with no clear plan on how the country will get out of debt and how the country will progress.  Everything should start from a leader down to his subordinates and his fellow countrymen.  They need to be discipline and coordinate with one another to work for any plans they have in mind. They should learn how to maximize the country's resources and stop from borrowing money from other countries.  Corruption must also be prevented.  This is the main cause why every country are into debt and poverty.

[khufuking]

Well let me tell you man , it is not about poor or rich , it is about the level of corrupt some countries have . I can give you a lot of examples of countries literally sit on mounts of  gold whether it is oil or nature resources and yet they are 3rd world countries . I know and understand that every country in the world have some sort corruption
but 1% corruption is not like 95% corruption , if you want to know what I mean take a look at Arica countries , most of them are rich by nature without even have to do anything and yet they are consider poor and 3rd world countries . 

[FlightyPouch]

Actually,it depends on one country's population are how much educated,sincere,honest and responsible to their country.

No matter how many people are educated, sincere, honest or responsible, there is not way that that country will be rich if the government are not responsible to his duty and his country. A dedicated leader do not look at what the people say to his works but he is focused in the results that it will bring in the future. You don't even need a nation that is sincere and honest, you just need an educated, smart and skillful people.

Also depends on this country's government,political issues,development system,managements etc.

Maximizing these things, it all comes to the government. So it just really depends on that Country's Government.

[Adetayo Smith]

well, what I believe in as an African especially is that, many of not most of all African countries are richly blessed and vastly endowed with life changing resources like crude oil, stones like diamonds, mining features and other lots of economic boosters but real sense of life, vast majority of not all African countries are as well blessed with well-riden corrupt leaders who cares not about their countries' future let alone her citizens. They're selfish and perpetrates evils without thinking about how to better the lots of the populace with the riches of their nations. So, with this, though not only African countries, others like South American countries, part of Asia, and the Caribbeans, also do this, some few numbers of countries will ever be rich and others poor if not checked and corrected.

[Paul23]

The gap between rich and poor countries has grown exponentially ,
-Why some countries are continuing to be poor? and why are being rich ?,,,  Is that because of political intability,low level of education,bad leadership,geographical problem sand poor utilization of natural resources.
-It might be sometimes,but what I think poverty is not a problem at all because it can be combated by using different strategies.And the best strategy is by working hard in our daily economic activities and balancing our consuption with available production.

[xSplit]

What if those people prefer to be poors? They may not have all the necessities of the modern man in the west

[criza]

I think that countries who are rich are determined by their good governance and consistently. Some do not have good govenrment but consistent for being corrupt. While others do have good government but not consistent. Other countries lack with those that is why they are poor while others have both so they are rich. Having those both necessity, opportunities in businesses, economy, and society will expand and grow. More money will come as they continue increasing their level of governance. They are good strategist and they know how to maximize their resources for the sake of their country and not for the sake of their own. They are selfless people who want nothing but the best for thier country.

[jossiel]

What if those people prefer to be poors?

I don't think that there are people prefer to be poor. How can you desire to be poor if you know how the life of being poor is?

They may not have all the necessities of the modern man in the west

Sad to say that it's a fact, lack of necessities and opportunities as well. But good governance will lead a country to have a tiger economy although we shouldn't blame all the things to the government because that's given. Corruption is a never ending problem that keeps on occurring in each countries.

The conclusion in question explains that it is not Culture, Geography or Knowledge that causes a nation to become rich or poor, but the will, spirit and hard work of its leaders and its people is decisive.

Yes the location is also a reason, in Africa there are few businesses that wants to stay there because of the climate but mostly don't.

[Monyero]

With technology, education and health of a country will become rich. Especially if you have a lot of natural resources, petroleum and also a vast agricultural area of ​​the country will surely kaya.sedangkan war-stricken country continuously its people will be poor because they only care about keselamatanya and hide, rather than work. That's what makes them sometimes can not eat. it is very sad, but it is circumstances that force them like that.

[grave_2]

Because some countries have less then corruption to others.

[xSplit]

What if those people prefer to be poors?

I don't think that there are people prefer to be poor. How can you desire to be poor if you know how the life of being poor is?

Are you implying the life of the rich is universally better? If yes for what reasons?

They may not have all the necessities of the modern man in the west

Sad to say that it's a fact, lack of necessities and opportunities as well. But good governance will lead a country to have a tiger economy although we shouldn't blame all the things to the government because that's given. Corruption is a never ending problem that keeps on occurring in each countries.

Opportunities for what exactly? The western concept of opportunity doesn't apply to everyone

[Mpamaegbu]

Simple and short:
It depends on the weight of the intellectual capita of whoever leads that country. No one can give what they don't have.

[Westinhome]

Ill think it depend only to those leaders on our country on how to handle and make some good works so that the people living on your country must be doing work hard and how to earn some money to live peaceful so that our children it will can go to school and learn some things need to know.

[SkyFlakes]

The world that we lived in is so diverse that we can set a lot of categories in different areas. There is indeed countries that is so rich and so poor. I believe that this happened because of what happened in the past. I see the present as always an aftermath of what people do and what happened in the past. So if we would consider the history of those countries, we might see some differences that makes change on their country. If there is a good foundation on a country, then it is not a question why they will be rich in the future. So it is just normal to see this diversity as this was only a result that what they do with their country.

[3acaga]

With all the technology, healthcare and education why is the world still so divided? With some places being rich while others being torn in wars and crimes, forcing people to hide or become refugees. What are your thoughts on the issue?

Developed countries have gone a much longer way in evolution - society, mentality and human culture. But I think that in found a highly progressive world this is no longer a problem of poor countries.
And the problem is different - it does not benefit rich countries sharing their experience, it is better to treat poor countries as former colonies and feed on their fossil and labor resources.

[PrinceFury]

It based on how the economic leader and Political leaders guide and help their country to improve and grow the nation on many factors. Technology is the number one factor that i can say that the country is full of wealth like japan and america. By means of these, Work may be lessen and did faster so that the wealth also comes faster also. We can say that the country is poor because of lack of resources , shelters , over population and etc.

[popcorn1]

BAD LEADERS  ..Greedy politics greedy royals ..

All your public service money    like nice roads hospitals all go in the royals and politicians pockets..
i imagine the same all over the world ..

[automail]

Corrupt politicians and poor judicial system are the reason why a country is poor while rich countries have the opposite. The leader of the country will also determine on how the economy goes. Just like what happened to the Philippines, this is the first time they have a great leader and their country is just on the rise. Same goes for other developing countries. Resources like oil, agricultural, mineral, etc are also the factors that makes a country rich. More resources means more money and power.