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Why Nations Fail.

 -> Revolt in Egypt in 2011 was because people wanted a political change: an end to dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak. --> Different laws for every person was the reason behind the bad conditions of Mexico.  Besides this, colonial rule of different empires on Mexico and US is another reason for lack of democracy in Mexico.  Mexico and other latin American countries were ruled by Spain which was exploiting and taking out their resources. In contrast to Spain, US was ruled by Britain which inculcated a sense of Democracy in the minds of people. Q: Why some countries are rich while the other are poor?  Ans: 1: Geography Hypothesis: This view of geography holds that dieases like Malaria and low agricultural production owing to torrential rains which lessen the nutrients in the soil are responsible for poor or high growth in the tropical region. Geography plays a vital role in keeping the poor where they are. For example, Montesque said that tropical regions and their p...