POL305Y1 Lecture Notes - Corporatism, Statism, Cuban Revolution
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Andes mountain divides the length of south america from top to bottom. They define the economy and organization of andes. It has bolivia (de facto capital of this country is the andes). Moreover, it is the world"s largest capital city. On the west size, there are coastal plains, there are valleys. The amazonian lowlands as they reach toward brazil. Andes are known for their weak institutions, strong class/ethnic divide esp. Low levels of economic growth are all factors. Poverty and the exclusion of indigenous people. There is so much inequality in these various countries. Even though, they share the same structural indicators and circumstances, their history is very much different. Dry desert: guano (bird droppings) which is fertilized by the sun. Lots of nitrogen: great fertilizer for crops and is what fueled the economy of peru. In the early 1860s 80% of peru"s economy was dependent on the source.
