READING 1: Jared Diamond
Collapse
The reading assignment for this module is included on this page and is introduced. Students are told what to look for and concepts to consider and compare. This helps to tie this reading into what they are learning in this module. It makes it more meaningful and memorable.
By now you are well-versed in Diamond's five-point framework. In this chapter of his book, he writes about African societies in particular that have made "disastrous decisions." As you read this chapter, compare Rwanda and Sierra Leone with the facts you know about Uganda. Do you see similar decision-making in Northern Uganda? In the government's management or "mis-management" of this conflict?
Diamond, Jared. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Viking, 2005. Ch. 14, “Why Some Societies Make Disastrous Decisions,” pp. 419-440.