Commonwealth: was founded in 1931 as an association of former British colonies, which comitted themselves to world peace, the basic human rights & the fight against colonialism.But this goals were not reality, because there were conflicts between C. members (BvsP). The problem is that the C. is much more a political than a cultural association. It tries to unite people of very different social st&ards or income. The only thing that these countries have in …showed first 75 words of 772 total…

…showed last 75 words of 772 total…farming=cash crops*destruction of self-sufficient economies*misuse of fertilizers, pesticides problem from 3rd world angle:*natural resources are exploited*industrialised countries pay unfair prices ->buy raw materials cheap, refine them in their home countries,process them into finished products, sell them on the worl markets at high prices. Rich Countries: dominate world markets, dictate prices, act as if the developing countries still were colonies.1st world:waste,affluence,overproduction 3rd world:starvation & poverty.