POL S240 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - International Law, Nationalism, Economic Growth
20 Nov 2018
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Argentina - repeated economic crisis economic instability brought about political instability. 1930 - 1983 presidents lasted about 2 years in of ce on average created by widely divergent political styles periods of crazy in ation - at times 600% 90s - began to do better, coming out of military dictatorship, privatizing, opened capital market, attracted foreign investors. Rwanda - hutu and tutsi, not so much about ethnic groups but more about occupation constant intercommunal bargaining within political parties safety in numbers, Ted gurr - noticed a country with 2 or 3 ethnic groups, much more likely to have more con ict and more violence, 8 or more - less likely to have violence and con ict. February 4, 2015 important as regional actors - nigeria politics driven by low economic development. lots of oil life expectancy - 52 years poverty rate - 40% 2010 adult literacy rate - 50%
