... both the weakness of the Latin American and Sub- Saharan African countries and the strengths of the "Asian Tigers' of East Asia. One of the weaknesses of the Latin American and Sub- Saharan African countries was that they possessed a corrupted government. These governments often lived extravagant and ludicrously luxurious lives by imposing high taxes which go into the pockets of theirs and then siphoning off international aid and funding which was intended to be spent on important tasks such as rebuilding the infrastructure of the country. Such a case would be Zambia's president Frederick Chiluba who pocketed much of the international aid and allowed cabinet ministers to award themselves huge pensions, mansions and public contracts. While the common people lacked even a decent mean of transport, these ministers were driving imported Mercedes limousines. This occurred at the expense of the common people who lived in perpetual poverty and being unable ...

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