Why Afghanistan is Dying

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Timestamps:
0:00 - introduction
0:46 - How Countries Get Rich
1:55 - Poverty Traps
3:02 - Landlocked Trap
6:55 - Conflict Trap
11:14 - Resource Trap
13:16 - Bad Governance Trap
17:33 - Final Thoughts 1
17:52 - Sponsor
18:26 - Final Thoughts 2

Narrated and produced by Dr. Joeri Schasfoort
Editing & Studio design by Alex Moore Via www.dmsquaredagency.com

Attribution:
Thumbnail image: DVIDSHUB, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Bottom Billion Book Cover: Paul Collier
Landlock trap slide picture: via Wikimedia
Endless conflict slide picture: via Wikimedia
Resource paradox slide picture: Jerome Starkey via Flickr
Bad governance slide picture: DonkeyHotey via Flickr
Botswana 1960s clip from YT Kinolibrary
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