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"Why were the countries of East and South-East Asiamore successful than the countries of Africaand Latin Americain promoting economic growth in the post colonial period?  

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"Why were the countries of East and South-East Asia more successful than the countries of Africa and Latin America in promoting economic growth in the post colonial period? Many nations of Africa, South-East Asia and Latin America started off on a similar footing 20 years after gaining their independence at roughly the same time were faced with problems of underdevelopment, corruption and ethnic conflicts. Yet today, countries of South Africa and Latin America are one of the world's most poorest nations with children likely to die under the age of five while adults are least likely to live beyond 50, but South East Asian countries have seen unprecedented growths in Gross National Product per capita (GNP) at an average of 6% which was then unmatched by all other regions of the World. The crucial question to ask would be why were the countries of East and South-East Asia more successful than...

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