ShernCarissa Chapter 13 question 6

I found the part about how natural resources don't make a country prosperous very interesting, the example of Angola was especially interesting Angola makes 3.5 billion in oil profits yet, a third of their children die before their fifth birthday. 1 out of 133 people have been harmed by land mines.  The government spends it's money on weapons for their civil war, so much so that in some parts of the capitol do not have electricity, running water, sewers, or garbage pick up. There is not lack of funds in Angola but, a definite lack of priorities by a government who chooses their arsenals over their people.