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Written Assignment: Comparing Factors that Lead to Underdevelopment

SOC300: Sociology of Developing countries  

This assignment calls for you to select two Less Developed Countries (LDCs) and assess if there are any factors that are common to both as far as their development is concerned. 

Instructions:

Write A FIVE (5) OR SIX (6) PAGE PAPER, in which you: CHOOSE ONE OF THE TWO FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT OPTIONS:

Identify the two LDCs which you will compare and assess. You must STATE why you are interested in examining some problems in your two countries.

Countries for assignment: Nigeria and Kenya

LDCs: 

1) human trafficking and sexual exploitation of adults and children

2) economic growth/development or hinderances to economic development

· In OPTION 1 Basically, you will have selected the same two factors for each developing country.  You may review the SAMPLE PAPER, as a guide for Comparing and Contrasting (which is what you are doing in OPTION 1.  The Sample Paper has more FACTORS; however, this paper will give you a good idea about the layout, format, general content, intext citations, and types of Reference sources.

Use at least seven credible sources. Wikipedia, encyclopedias, dictionaries, blogs and other material that does not qualify as reputable academic source work at the college level. Do not use sources that are older than seven years.

Source: United Nations, 2014

https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/wesp_current/2014wesp_country_classification.pdf

It may help you to be familiar with the concept of poor governance, because this often plays a significant part in why a country is underdeveloped.  According to the World Bank, governance is defined as how power is exercised in the management of a country’s economic and social resources for development.  Therefore, if good governance is synonymous with sound development management, then poor governance means a government has failed to deliver desirable outcomes for its people. 

This could mean that officials are corrupt, not transparent with their decisions, unqualified to make decisions in the first place, or prone to make decisions based on racism, tribalism or ethnicity — all of which are very common practices in LCDs.

The most common factor used to decide whether countries are underdeveloped nations is through the Human Development Index. Countries that are underdeveloped in nature offer poor health care, few educational opportunities, a low average life expectancy, a low number of job opportunities, few recreational facilities, poor economic growth, a low standard of living and a poverty-stricken life.

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Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double-spaced      (no extra spacing between paragraphs), using Times New Roman font (size      12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
• Citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any      additional instructions.
• Include a COVER      PAGE containing the title of the assignment, the student’s      name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date (do      not include an abstract).