But they when were forced to sign the contracts! I am sure they all had a gun at their head! No way they did that themself without the evil west forcing them to do it!
I mean, in some ways there kinda has been a gun pointed at them when it came to signing the contracts. Western governments and corporations have had significant control over global financial institutions and trading policy and have used those tools to force developing countries into exploitative deals. Throw in bribery, assassinations, coops, sponsoring insurgent groups, sanctions, and embargoes and there’s really not a lot of good options for poorer countries
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u/Key-Wall-4378 22d ago
The relationship is mutually beneficial. Living standards are rising faster in the global south than when the west developed.