While we talk about reasons of countries failing, we may infer different reasons for the failure of the nations. Even developmental experts may differ in opinion regarding this. (By failure, here I mean, the inability of the state mechanism to address the basic issues like: control over its territory, political stability, basic human rights, strong international relations, etc.) People may attribute the reason of failure of nation to religion factor, meaning that religion practices forbids or hinders development. While some experts may opine that the cause for such phenomena of poor performance is Climatic factor. Experts are also found identifying geographical factors as forces that brings poorness to a nation. But digging more into this topic, we can ascertain without difficulty that none of the aforementioned factors prove hinderance for a nation to develop.
A more illustration to this would be:
1) Religion factors:
Any particular religion does not favor peopperity. Protestant countries like : England, Netherland etc are developed. So are Catholic countries like France. While inspite of following Christianity, the status of Congo is still pathetic.
2) Climate factors:
Prosperity has flourished even in tropical country like South Africa.
3) Geographical factors:
The geographical factor cannot justify the differences between North Korea and South Korea.
4) Cultural factors:
Generally held belief that "islamic values are inconsistent with economic successes" does contrast with the development of countries like Qatar,UAE etc.
Well lets us dump all these reason and look forward to see case of North Korea and South Korea in details.
Case of North Korea
The landmass on the both side of 38 parallel share almost the same religion, climate, geography, culture, history, ancestors, common diseases, language, cuisine, and ethnic identity. However the period after the separation of Korean peninsula in the early 1950s, the two countries have evolved differently. After the separation, like the American troops residing in the South, the USSR troops remained in N. Korea to rebuild the country. This incident would turn out to affect the status of the two country in longer period of time.
After the division, the political institutions and economics institutions that proliferated in these countries were of different nature. Under the influence of United states, S Korea developed inclusive institutions that favored growth via entrepreneurship and innovation, basic human rights, right to property, etc. While in contrast, N Korea influenced by Soviet Union created a single party system, favoring Totalitarianism (family dictatorship). The economic system in isolated Korea is wrecked and over the period of around 64 years of separation, the Per Capita of South Korea has reached to $ 32,020(2012), while that of N. Korea is $ 1,800(as of 2010). Until mid 1970s, both the countries had almost same GDP per capita.
To add more to the clarity, let's make the use of this light picture of the Korean peninsula, taken at night. S Korea is seen lit brightly at night with crowded population, living sound life in prosperous city. In contrast, the other Korea seems like an abandoned nation. North Korea with a dim picture, akin to what the reality is there; in terms of development status, happiness of people, and prosperity of the nation.
Will days come for North Korea to propel away the darkness from the nation and to lit up the country with kind of infrastructures and fuels that would blaze it in the world map ? Will such political juncture appear in North Korea, that will force its totalitarian ruler to adopt to the political system in favor of the people? Only Kim Jong-un or future can answer this...
A more illustration to this would be:
1) Religion factors:
Any particular religion does not favor peopperity. Protestant countries like : England, Netherland etc are developed. So are Catholic countries like France. While inspite of following Christianity, the status of Congo is still pathetic.
2) Climate factors:
Prosperity has flourished even in tropical country like South Africa.
3) Geographical factors:
The geographical factor cannot justify the differences between North Korea and South Korea.
4) Cultural factors:
Generally held belief that "islamic values are inconsistent with economic successes" does contrast with the development of countries like Qatar,UAE etc.
Well lets us dump all these reason and look forward to see case of North Korea and South Korea in details.
Case of North Korea
The landmass on the both side of 38 parallel share almost the same religion, climate, geography, culture, history, ancestors, common diseases, language, cuisine, and ethnic identity. However the period after the separation of Korean peninsula in the early 1950s, the two countries have evolved differently. After the separation, like the American troops residing in the South, the USSR troops remained in N. Korea to rebuild the country. This incident would turn out to affect the status of the two country in longer period of time.
After the division, the political institutions and economics institutions that proliferated in these countries were of different nature. Under the influence of United states, S Korea developed inclusive institutions that favored growth via entrepreneurship and innovation, basic human rights, right to property, etc. While in contrast, N Korea influenced by Soviet Union created a single party system, favoring Totalitarianism (family dictatorship). The economic system in isolated Korea is wrecked and over the period of around 64 years of separation, the Per Capita of South Korea has reached to $ 32,020(2012), while that of N. Korea is $ 1,800(as of 2010). Until mid 1970s, both the countries had almost same GDP per capita.
To add more to the clarity, let's make the use of this light picture of the Korean peninsula, taken at night. S Korea is seen lit brightly at night with crowded population, living sound life in prosperous city. In contrast, the other Korea seems like an abandoned nation. North Korea with a dim picture, akin to what the reality is there; in terms of development status, happiness of people, and prosperity of the nation.
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| View of Korean Peninsula at Night: NASA Earth observator |
Will days come for North Korea to propel away the darkness from the nation and to lit up the country with kind of infrastructures and fuels that would blaze it in the world map ? Will such political juncture appear in North Korea, that will force its totalitarian ruler to adopt to the political system in favor of the people? Only Kim Jong-un or future can answer this...
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