Muslim and Development

Shyguy

Village Elder
#23
Once lived in Arusha. Reasons as to why its easier to make money in Arusha compared to Dar
- the foreign community, pricipally UNICTR and the EAC.
These organisations spend as well have staff that spend.
- Arusha is a tourist hub so there are many businesses with back and forward linkages to the tourist industry.
- Arusha is close to gemstone mining areas
- Arusha attracts many people because of the reasons listed above from diplomats to prostitutes
 

T255

Village Elder
#25
Once lived in Arusha. Reasons as to why its easier to make money in Arusha compared to Dar
- the foreign community, pricipally UNICTR and the EAC.
These organisations spend as well have staff that spend.
- Arusha is a tourist hub so there are many businesses with back and forward linkages to the tourist industry.
- Arusha is close to gemstone mining areas
- Arusha attracts many people because of the reasons listed above from diplomats to prostitutes
List of Tanzania Region by GDP Arusha ni ya 7

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#27
the GDPs divided by population per region/county runs in the numbers of Purchasing power significant differences between the two countries


one can make money easily in kisumu than nyandarua

gdp doesn't translate well to spending power amid the populace, some reasons like low wages kama ni cash crops hide this fact. the only problem with kisumu is its expensiveness
 
#29
this jamaa @T255 should come and explain as to why Dar has little spending power than it's tinier rival Arusha, which is far-flung into the hinterland. is it that the Maasais (who are majority of the population/business owners) are more well off than Dar-ians, or the Islam culture of kuomba dua (which loses significant working hours per week) and non profitable lending among muslims, which contribute to slowed economic activities?

Just for incidentally similar comparison, Mombasa too is slow, less developed, yet goods enter through it, to make transportation charges rise their coat once in Nairobi. In Nigeria, the muslim north has the capital (Abuja), but it is smaller compared to the majority Christian port of Lagos. The Nigerian case can be applied to most other port cities around the planet, they outgrow (or grow before) the hinterland cities they share a mother country with. Doesn't it go without saying that Islam is detrimental to Development? (not that christianity is any better, but at least it doesn't get in the way of business).

Dar is lucky to be serving as far as Zambia and Congo, otherwise, Arusha would have taken lead with commercial activity, its other disadvantage being it's significantly far from the port of Dar. Dar is being held back a lot by Islam culture (same for Mombasa), but this is a forever problem that will never get solved. Methinks Tanzania was double fucked by the concotion of Islam and Nationalism. A deadly retrogression combo for any pre-colonized African country.
Malaysia, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan?:D Lagos benefits from Petroleum extraction and larger population/density which supports economies of scale.:D
 

Jimit

Gargantuan
#32
For those who would come and ask "What about Gulf countries"?. Here is a breakdown of % of foreigners in those countries.

1. UAE - 89%
2. Qatar - 86%
3. Kuwait - 70%
4. Bahrain - 52%
5. Oman - 44%
6. Saudia Arabia - 33%

Also for them, they have oil which cushion them heavily against their laziness.
Vipi fadhela?
 
#36
Morocco's GDP is higher than Kenya's and so is Algeria. Enda uconcoct theory nyingine. :D
kenya is poor in minerals unlike morroco. lol
Kenya's only natural resources are miniscule, compared to countries with higher gdp. I think this should now be a scenario to consider before saying "but kenya" in any gdp statement
 

T255

Village Elder
#37
kenya is poor in minerals unlike morroco. lol
Kenya's only natural resources are miniscule, compared to countries with higher gdp. I think this should now be a scenario to consider before saying "but kenya" in any gdp statement
Size ya kushindana ni Somalia vs Kenya
 
#38
TZ too whas a large population, has a tourism industry/mineral industry.
soo....
Population clusters in Southern Nigeria compared to Northern Nigerian that is what I meant. You've stated Tz has minerals too. I concur. This supports my point because it shows that religion doesn't affect development like you insinuated. Many subsaharan countries are wealthier in terms of minerals than Morocco but less developed.
 
#40
Population clusters in Southern Nigeria compared to Northern Nigerian that is what I meant. You've stated Tz has minerals too. I concur. This supports my point because it shows that religion doesn't affect development like you insinuated. Many subsaharan countries are wealthier in terms of minerals than Morocco but less developed.
but neither did i say religion, I stated islam, more its penchant for relegating extra than usual working hours to worship.

but naija didn't just have a population cluster to the south all of a sudden. you do know people immigrate to bigger towns more. that's why Dar is populous than Arusha. Don't both countries have ports which are bigger than capitals that are inland? only now islam is set oppositely for both when compared, which is where my argument falls.
 
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