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Colonialism caused long-term economic underdevelopment in former colonies.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that Colonialism caused long-term economic underdevelopment in former colonies?
Unclear. The retrieved items offer only partial support: one peer-reviewed study argues that colonial extractive institutions persist and lock in African pharmaceutical underdevelopment, and one commentary asserts lingering long-term after effects of colonialism including economic inequality. Neither settles the general causal claim across former colonies.
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Colonialism. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism
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Emmanuel, K., Beatrice, H. M., & Abdibasid, A. (2024). Translation: Mending the Wounds of Colonialism. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/ztdk-7a36
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G, B. (2023). The political economy of the African pharmaceutical sector's "industrial underdevelopment" lock-in: The importance of understanding the impact of persistent colonial extractive institutions.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/frma.2023.1020588
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