ere prominent in emphasizing imperialism. They linked materials with seaports and in turn other colonies with ports would bring in goods and ship them using routes that only led to their sub colonies creating a monopoly like system for that colony and their goods.The chapter goes on to list and describe other factors that have influenced development and underdevelopment in the past and various ways that these factors could change to aids for the future. In the following pages will be my attempt to take the information provided and adjust the presentation to better suit a Canadian university student. Some of the information in the chapter was presented in a rather confusing method, prompting students to lose focus in the valuable content of the material. This problem will be the main focus of my study towards an all around more complete chapter.In this decade the term Economic Development can mean a number of different things to many people. In developed countries the terms definition would likely be different from that of a resident of an underdeveloped country. The idea of development and its relationship to economic ties has become the focus of attention for all countries. Influenced by personnel who use their wealth and power to promote their opinion has led to nations, who are opposed to communism, adapting a covered up communist approach. The discussion of whether this is the proper point of view has many advocates and oppositions. To further explain this issue, the following case will describe the more complex and in-depth underlying problems and traits.In most developing countries, unemployment and poverty go hand in hand, and South Africa is no exception. Some estimates of poverty in South Africa range anywhere from 25 to 50 percent. Compared to other countries in its region Africans are the most likely to be unemployed. It is this racial patterning of poverty and unemployment that distinguishes South Africa from ...