- 12 Feb 2010 17:35
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Statistical meta-analyses exist showing that civil war is in fact far more prevalent is ethnically hetereogeneous nations. As this thread pertains to Uganda, the Lord's Resistance Army is predominantly Acholi and Langi if memory serves, whereas the Buganda have traditionally controlled the state. While I suppose this theory does serve my racial politics, I don't have any vested interest in applying my principles to Africa and merely note that it's easier to cooperate on resource distribution when you're not dealing with rival ethnic groups.
I just looked at Wikipedia quickly and saw an estimated $795 per capita GDP PPP for Somalia. After looking at the Kenya article again I see that I took the nominal figure ($832) as opposed to the PPP figure ($1,711), so clearly I made an error. The figures for the other states however were PPP.
millie_(A)TCK wrote:But they didn't fight on ethnic lines but on nationalist lines. You haven't given evidence that proves homegenous society are less likely to have civil wars than heterogenous societies. Right now this merely a theory that supports your racial politics.
Statistical meta-analyses exist showing that civil war is in fact far more prevalent is ethnically hetereogeneous nations. As this thread pertains to Uganda, the Lord's Resistance Army is predominantly Acholi and Langi if memory serves, whereas the Buganda have traditionally controlled the state. While I suppose this theory does serve my racial politics, I don't have any vested interest in applying my principles to Africa and merely note that it's easier to cooperate on resource distribution when you're not dealing with rival ethnic groups.
millie_(A)TCK wrote:You can't compare Kenya to Somalia. Its like Comparing America to Haiti and saying Haiti is doing economically just a little below America.
According to CIA Factsheet:
Kenya: PPP $63.52 billion (2009 est.)
GDP - per capita -1,600 (2009 est.)
Unemployment rate:
40% (2008 est.)
Industrial production growth rate:
2% (2009 est.)
Industries:
Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order.
small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminium, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism
Somalia:
PPP
$5.733 billion (2009 est.)
GDP - per capita
$600 (2009 est.)
Industries:
a few light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, wireless communication
industrial production growth rate:
NA%
I just looked at Wikipedia quickly and saw an estimated $795 per capita GDP PPP for Somalia. After looking at the Kenya article again I see that I took the nominal figure ($832) as opposed to the PPP figure ($1,711), so clearly I made an error. The figures for the other states however were PPP.
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