While keeping it a stable democracy.
All I can see is the US sending troops, giving money, and help urbanizing places.
If this happens, Liberia needs to give better rights to natives, and try to model several areas like states and such.
But thats just my reason
Liberia wasn't a stable democracy by any stretch of the imagination. The place was settled by Americanized blacks who had no particular affiliation or history with the region, and no apparent cultural ties with the inhabitants. They proceeded to displace and oppress the inhabitants, and essentially established a pseudo apartheid state (not really, but I don't know a better simple term for it). Essentially, a handful of a few thousand Americanized blacks ruled over and disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of natives. The government was occasionally spectacularly corrupt. I recall one heavily contested election where something like two million votes were cast... but only 35,000 registered voters.
That's how I see it. The US puts real energy into propping up Liberia, and they become real allies.
Well I'd say its unlikely for Liberia to industrialise as a) it lacks energy resources
Plus the Europeans are well established elsewhere in West Africa long before the founding of Liberia and its going to be really hard to expand, especially with the mountains to Liberias back...
Would it be possible for African-Americans to settle the Congo rather than Liberia? It's got lots more land, resources and potential.Well I'd say its unlikely for Liberia to industrialise as a) it lacks energy resources, b) its tropical and disease filled and thus development is harder and c) If the US takes a greater interest the Liberians will never be able to put up protective tariffs - American industrialists will just swamp the nation with goods and pressure out any competition.
Plus the Europeans are well established elsewhere in West Africa long before the founding of Liberia and its going to be really hard to expand, especially with the mountains to Liberias back...
We should also take into account the fact that all of their presidents were white until around the mid-20th century.
Well I'd say its unlikely for Liberia to industrialise as a) it lacks energy resources, b) its tropical and disease filled and thus development is harder and c) If the US takes a greater interest the Liberians will never be able to put up protective tariffs - American industrialists will just swamp the nation with goods and pressure out any competition.
Plus the Europeans are well established elsewhere in West Africa long before the founding of Liberia and its going to be really hard to expand, especially with the mountains to Liberias back...
Would it be possible for African-Americans to settle the Congo rather than Liberia? It's got lots more land, resources and potential.
This is why Liberia is stuck where it is -- it was left over. That should be an indication that it's going to be hard to get things going.