The Crisis of Developing Countries Results from Two Sets of Factors. Clearly Identify and Critically Discuss Both Sets of Factors. in Your View, Which Sets of Factors Weigh More for the Development Crisis and Why?

The word ‘development’ has been an issue of great discussion in the media both in developing countries both in Africa and the world at large. The leaders of LDCs have for years been trying to change their countries for the better so as to bring them up to par with the developed countries of the world but can most developing countries can show, much of this effort has proved to be in vain as these countries are still struggling. These countries are in what is termed as the crisis of development which can be seen to be a result of two sets of factors; Internal and external factors. This paper is clearly going to identify and critically discuss both sets of factors of the crisis of development. Once this is done, the essay will move on to deciding on which set of factors weighs more for the development crisis as well as give convincing reasons based on provided evidence as to why this stand has been taken. A conclusion shall finally be drawn on the matter.
Development is defined by Sapru (1994:5) as “involving the improvement of the people’s well-being as well as raising their standards and opening to them new and equal opportunities for a richer and more varied life.” It is a multidimensional process that is dynamic rather than static which means that at any stage in a country, development is present. In Africa however, this has proved otherwise as there is what is described as a crisis of development. This is described as a point in time when the general development of a country comes to a stand-still and makes it impossible for a country’s development process to move forward. As described by an online dictionary (freedictionary.com) it involves the sudden change in the course of something to the extent that certain factors must be resolved before anything can change. This crisis of development is as a result of two distinct sets of factors which are classified as internal or external factor. Internal factors of the crisis of development basically are those