The tropics is an area of enormous opportunity and potential. The countries situated between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are largely developing in natur

Why economists' attempts to help poorer countries improve their economic well-being have failed. Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure

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The living standards and scale of development around the world are vastly unequal. One notable observation is that much of the poverty-stricken area is located

Does economic development depend on geographic endowments like temperate instead of tropical location, the ecological conditions shaping diseases, or an environ