Topic: Economics of Development
Country: Kenya
Delegate Name: Carter Wade
School: Roeper School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Kenya position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
The Republic of Kenya believes that how the development of a country’s economy is carried out is one of the most important factors in determining economic, social, and political success. The Republic of Kenya believes that most countries should focus on trying to advance the technologies within their societies but also recognizes that in the attempt to advance, a country could easily wind up developing too quickly or shift the focuses of their entire economy before the common populous is prepared for such a shift, the resulting economy would be rife with inexperience in new fields, inability to effectively implement safety standards, large amounts of dissatisfaction with the government, and no firm and stable policy structure on which to fall back to. A country should first determine where their current developmental standing lies before making any attempt to improve the structure of their economies. Said country should categorize itself as any one of three main developmental sub types: an economy focused on the production and exportation of raw materials; an economy focused on the manufacture of final and processed goods to sell around the world; or finally an economy focused on the advancement of technologies associated with the success and efficiency of the processes entailed within the previous two sub types. Only after a country has determined its current standing can it proceed with advancing into the next category. A serious barrier in the way of a country’s ability to develop is that in many situations, a government is focused on a more pressing issue such as war or disease and cannot divert resources away from the problem toward growing their economies. The Republic of Kenya has kept peace by maintaining close ties with its neighbors such as Tanzania and Uganda. But The Republic of Kenya is also facing challenges with diseases such as malaria, which causes over eight-hundred-million deaths per year. Public safety off of the coast is also of concern because of the large number of pirates roaming the area. We hope to see international action taken to reduce the effect of piracy and infection throughout the world so that more nations may focus on improving their social, economic, and political standing.
