The African empires remained largely as traditionalists and agriculturists. They stayed in their territories working hard to achieve progress. The Swahili city-states were traders and craftsmen. Their culture had been influenced by Middle-Easters and Indian territories. They were able to make dealings with overseas territories which helped them increase their economy.
If your friend is a business owner in a planned economy, then it would be the "central government" that decides how to allocate the productive resources he uses, since the government "plans" the economy as opposed to having supply and demand take place in the marketplace.
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The city of New York was originally founded by <u>Peter Minuit </u>and was known as <u>New Amsterdam.</u>
