Research Paper on:
Problem of Lacking Industrialization in Mauritania, Gambia, Malaysia, and El Salvador

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Industrialization marks the beginning of the modern world. The exact timing of this beginning, however, varies tremendously around the world. While more advanced countries like  Great Britain and the United States began the period known as the industrial revolution during the eighteenth century, many third world countries are still relatively unindustrialized. Consequently, much of  their development has stalled significantly in comparison to the rest of the world. Among these countries are El Salvador, Malaysia, Gambia, and Mauritania. Prior to World War II,  in fact, industrialization of these countries was a simple impossibility. Given the world climate after the war, however, these countries missed a critical window of opportunity for industrialization.  Consequently, they all continue to suffer economically as well as sociologically. Each, however, is beginning to make some progress toward the long awaited dream of industrialization.  Mauritania is, perhaps, the least industrialized of the four countries which have been noted. Home to approximately two and one-half million people distributed over one  million square kilometers, Mauritania is divided into two socioeconomic regions, the Southwest agricultural region and the northern nomadic/herding region (ANB-BIA, 1997). While Mauritania missed the prime window for industrialization  which opened after World War II, they did begin to at least peripherally pursue industrialization after their independence in 1960. Mining in the country actually began the year before  in 1959 (ANB-BIA, 1997). The fishing industry, however, didnt begin until the 1980s (ANB-BIA, 1997). Summarizing the industrial potential of the country the ANB-BIA (1997, PG) notes:  "Mauritania has great potential for mining and also perhaps for oil. Its reserves of iron are