Question

Explain how being in a former colony may affect a country's economic development
[3 marks]

Answer 1

Colonial influence by colonial masters

Dependence on colonial masters

High taste for foreign goods

Answer 2

Colonialism hindered a LEDCs level of development. A colony helped supply food and minerals to countries like Britain and France. ... In many cases gold, diamonds and other valuable resources were taken back to the home countries leaving the colony with little material wealth.