Peter Mbugua

 Imperialism's Impact on Equal and Equitable Development in Countries Author's Name Institutional Affiliation Course Number and Name Professor's Name Imperialism's Impact on Equal and Equitable Development in Countries Imperialism has no close correlation between the imperial power and the subjective country's growth, as it seeks to exploit the developing country for its benefit. Historically, imperialism has led to disparities and many inequalities. Notably, cultural suppression and economic exploitation have been dreadful traits of imperialism. Countries affected by imperialism have suffered the loss of cultural heritage in which the imperial power imposes its beliefs on the population and shuns their way of life. Research shows that most Africans are alienated from their traditional way of life (Gibbs, 2021). For example, most southern African countries practice Christianity and despise their conventional ways of worship, deeming them evil or practicing witchcraft. The view of African ways of worship can be attributed to the influence of imperial powers who wanted to spread their beliefs to others to gain full control of the masses. Imperialism has not led to equal and equitable growth of cultures in countries. Economic exploitation is a major implication of colonial rule where the capitalist countries took the resources, exported them to their motherland. It is evident in African countries as they have more raw materials controlled by imperial powers in order to further their own interests. For example, African countries with uranium, a product used in nuclear plants, have no direct means of exploiting the materials (Carchedi, 2021). Despite having the raw materials to produce electricity, African countries have insufficient power supply and rely on unhealthy power sources like diesel and paraffin. Imperialism leads to disparity in the economic growth of nations and heavy dependency on the dominant financial support. In conclusion, imperialism has not contributed to states' uniform and fair economic development. Loss of cultural heritage is one of the results, as imperial powers only support beliefs that benefit their cause. Economic stagnation is also an effect of imperialism, where they lack financial independence to exploit their raw materials. Imperialism has a less positive impact on a country's equal and equitable growth. References Carchedi, G., & Roberts, M. (2021). The economics of modern imperialism. Historical Materialism, 29(4), 23-69. Gibbs, M. T., Gibbs, B. L., Newlands, M., & Ivey, J. (2021). Scaling up the global reef restoration activity: Avoiding ecological imperialism and ongoing colonialism. Plos one, 16(5), e-.