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Why haven't the former French colonies been as successful, overall, as the former British colonies?

Asked by Nullo (22009points) August 5th, 2012

Australia made out alright, and India is pretty stable despite a food:mouths problem. Singapore is a thriving city-state as is/was Hong Kong. By contrast the former French colonies are typically poor and their governments shaky.

Or am I not thinking of a lot of British colonies?

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