• Terry W 5:05 pm on February 8, 2010

    your question is not quite clear but i’ll give it a go…

    developing countries that rely on developed countries for demand for their products are more vulnerable to these fluctuations in world markets.

    Platinum, for instance, is produced mostly by South Africa. These platinum mines will only mine more and develop more platinum mines if the growth for the product is sustainable and on the up. If the demand for platinum start decreasing and hence the price of platinum start decreasing, the company that mines platinum might have to start shutting down those mines and laying off those workers…

    so, countries like south africa whose main driver of the economy is dependant on the demand for their product will be more vulnerable to market fluctuations, especially commodities.