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The Africans ‘left behind’
Born poor, live poor, expect to die poor unless ...
..if the slave trades had not occurred, then 72% of the average income gap between
Africa and the rest of the world would not exist today, and 99% of the income gap
between Africa and other developing countries would not exist. In other words, had
the slave trades not occurred, Africa would not be the most underdeveloped region of
the world and it would have a similar level of development to Latin America or Asia. 6
"Understanding the Long-Run Effects of Africa's Slave Trades."
Nunn, Nathan.
Nathan Nunn biography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Nunn
