wealth poverty politics by [[thomas sowell]] [[reading list…

wealth is a function of a community's ability to produce not the amount of money it gets which can be printed and decouple from economic production

a community's production capability is a consequence of many factors

[[navigable waterways]]

poor highlands vs rich lowlands. mountains are more isolated more difficult to develop

mountain snows act as water battery to fuel rivers in dry times. africa has no mountain ranges... shallow rivers therefore small amount of river cargo since large tonnage runs aground

rivers and seasonal flooding creates a nutrient renewal cycle allowing for first agriclture required to sustain cities [[first civilization]]

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