Foreign rule imposed upon a group of people, such as the European domination of much of Africa. For example, Saudi Arabia has a comparative advantage in oil production, and can export its oil to pay for other goods that it wants to import. Similarly, a country with low labor costs would have a comparative advantage in labor-intensive industries, such as clothing production. Serious criminal human rights abuses. Failure to make the required debt or interest payment without making arrangements with the lending government or institution.
Many governments are currently unable to service their debt .
Debt restructuring could involve complete or partial debt forgiveness, temporary or permanent debt moratorium, interest rate reduction, and term extensions. Without the ability to service the existing debt, many nations find that they are unable to obtain additional loans that they need to maintain government services. The destruction of the world's forests, mainly rain forests, through direct human activity such as logging or slash and burn clearing for agriculture and grazing, and the indirect effects of pollution and acid rain. Often materials are deposited into lakes, rivers, streams or other bodies of water which leads to pollution and contamination and can have a detrimental effect on human and animal health. Sometimes used as a euphemism for genocide.