Scenarios about 'global development'
The economic, social, and political advancement of nations and regions worldwide, particularly focusing on improving living standards and reducing disparities between developed and developing areas. Global development encompasses initiatives addressing poverty, healthcare, education, infrastructure, governance, and sustainability, reflecting changing paradigms from colonial exploitation to international cooperation frameworks. This field examines how alternative historical paths might have accelerated or hindered development in different regions, creating varied patterns of global prosperity and inequality.
What If Colonialism Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where European powers never embarked on colonial expansion, radically reshaping global development, cultural exchange, and economic systems.
What If The Scramble for Africa Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where European powers never engaged in the rapid colonization of Africa in the late 19th century, fundamentally altering the continent's development and the course of global history.
What If Early Modern Civilizations Harnessed Steam Power More Effectively?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if various civilizations had developed practical steam power technologies in the early modern period, centuries before the Industrial Revolution.