Do you not agree that the fact that Africa is alway portrayed as a poverty striken continent unfair?
In political history there was a revolution with the right of adult franchise being given to common people. Rousseau and other philosophers were no doubt primarily responsible for this; but the traders and industrialists also had a great role in this. Factories were being set up; food grains production had shot up. The avenues of unlimited profiteers were opened for traders by selling their products in the neighboring countries. But entry in the other countries was banned for the traders. The soldiers of kings were guarding the boundaries of the countries. This vigil was an obstacle in the profiteer by traders. In such atmosphere, the book “social contract” came and it generated a new viewpoint; a new philosophy expounded “a King is born, but not necessarily in the home of a king”. This gave the dream to the courtiers that even their children could become kings. This also gave the dream to the traders that anyone ready to give them transit to other nations could also be appointed as a
