Is poverty in poor countries due to the rich countries?

Yes but technically incorrect The problem is the term rich countries is a really broad category. What we see as rich countries exploiting the poor countries is really the oversimplification of a really complex world system at work. read more

Poor countries are poor due to a variety of factors such as weak non-inclusive institutions, tribalism, patronage-based politics, corrupt incompetent leaders (often leftist or socialist), poor law and order, and having a closed economy. Rich countries and having a colonial past have nothing to do with it. read more

Poor countries are catching up with the wealthier countries, but not all countries are making fast progress. For example, some countries in Sub-Sahara Africa have little or no progress, largely due to the HIV epidemic and civil wars. read more

First, extreme poverty was very common in today's rich countries until fairly recently; in fact, in most of these countries the majority of the population lived in extreme deprivation only a couple of centuries ago. read more