Pre-release series (#7) [2014]: Mind map (overview) on Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Hi there.
I thought I wasn't going to make another resources but I am panicking and this sort of calmed me down.
Anyway, hope it helps.
Other documents in the series:
#0.5- Initial ideas.
#1- Timelines of East Africa from the 1880s to the present day.
#2- Possible questions for the pre-release.
#3- Theories of development.
#4- Extra research and the overall pre-release revision notes.
#5-Parallel examples to the East African region.
#6-Stakeholders views in the LAPSSET project.
#7- Mind map (overview) on Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
- Created by: Bethany Cunningham
- Created on: 09-06-14 13:36
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- Pre-release 2014: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
- Development gap
- Colonialism/neo-colonialism
- Arbitrary boundaries
- Could lead to conflicts
- Supported by view 4!
- May damage the success of the LAPSSET project
- Arbitrary boundaries
- Water conflicts
- Shared water basin- Lake Victoria
- Africa's largest lake
- 2 HEP plants Uganda
- Flows into the River Nile.
- River Nile supplies water to 10 countries- 40% of Africa's population
- Energy security
- Technological fix
- Leapfrogging
- Demand
- Technological fix
- Shared water basin- Lake Victoria
- Colonialism/neo-colonialism
- Kenya
- Development progress
- 0.51 HDI- highest developed out of the three countries
- MDGs
- Limiting factors include the food crisis in 2009 and suspension of funding for primary schools by the US as a result of fraud and corruption claims.
- Services
- 52% of economy. Volatility of tourism may affect this.
- Supported by view 3!
- Questions the success of the tourist resorts proposed by the LAPSSET project.
- Supported by view 3!
- 52% of economy. Volatility of tourism may affect this.
- Exports and imports
- Export cash crops.
- Supports dependency theory.
- They are supporting primary goods which have low tariffs. They are being exploited for their resources.
- Supports dependency theory.
- Evidence of leapfrogging.
- Increase the rate of development
- Importing fuel oils
- Demand increases
- Supports Rostow's model
- To high mass consumption
- Supports Rostow's model
- May be unable to manufacture it. Need an oil refinery.
- This is what LAPSSET project hopes to solve.
- Demand increases
- Export cash crops.
- HIPC
- Its external debt is considered sustainable.
- Result of FDI and loans from China. Their debt is now 52% of their GDP.
- Its external debt is considered sustainable.
- Conflicts
- Somalia
- Close to the LAPSSET project
- May hinder the success of the LAPSSET project
- Close to the LAPSSET project
- Somalia
- Governance and corruption
- Two leaders of the East African Community are Kenyan. May lead to bias.
- Success of the East African Community? Reputation
- Two leaders of the East African Community are Kenyan. May lead to bias.
- Development progress
- Uganda
- Development progress
- 0.45 HDI- lowest development of the region.
- Exports and imports
- Dependent on Lake Victoria.
- Water levels reduced due to drought and HEP.
- Reduced by 3ft.
- For electricity demand.
- Led to blackouts.
- Water levels reduced due to drought and HEP.
- Dependent on Lake Victoria.
- HIPC
- Qualified.
- Conflicts
- Previous conflict with Tanzania.
- Effect of the East African Community and East African Federation
- Conflict with the Lord Resistance Army
- Intervened with the Rwandan civil conflict
- Previous conflict with Tanzania.
- Development progress
- Tanzania
- Development progress
- 0.47 HDI
- Exports and imports
- Demand for energy.
- HIPC
- Qualified
- Conflicts
- Previously had conflict with Uganda.
- Development progress
- East African Rift Valley
- Development gap
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