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GLOBAL NORTH/GLOBAL SOUTH DIVIDE
GLOBAL NORTH
- Refers to developed societies if Europe and North America, which

are characterized by established
- Considered as the high income countries such as Norway, Aurtralia,
New Zealand, Canada, US, Belgium, Iceland, Japan, Swede, and
Netherlands.
GLOBAL SOUTH
CHALLENGES TO NORTH – SOUTH DIVIDE
- Referring to less developed countries characterized by low level of
economic development, large inequalities in living standards and Differences : in political, economic, and demographic
low life expectancy. These third world countries are Asia, Africa,
Latin, America and Ocenia. Globalization : challenged the notion of two distinct economic speheres.
- Refer to what may be called the “Third World Countries”
Recent Growth : Bottom 60 nations of the Global South were thought to be
“HAS A POWERFUL POLITICAL FUNCTION” gaining on the North in terms of income.
Changing geopolitical circumstances means these terms each have specific CONCEPT OF THIRD WORLD
historical nuances
 The term Third World originated in a 1952 article by Alfred Survey
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BLUE : 1 WORLD - RED : 2 - GREEN: 3 WORLD RD  Early definitions of the Third World emphasized its exclusion from
the East-West conflict of the Co;d War as well as the ex-colonial
 The North-South divide is a socio economic and political division of status and poverty of the nations it comprised.
earth popularized in the late 20th century and early 21st century.  Efforts to mobilizethe Third World as an autonomous political
 The idea of categorizing countries began during the Cold War with entity were undertaken.Following this, the first Non-Aligned
the classifications of East and West. Summit was organized in 1961
 Brandt Line is a visual depiction of the north-south divide, proposed
by West German former Chancellor Willy Brandt in the 1980’s. DIVISION BASIS (DEVELOPMENT)
 The term “global south” and similar categories are relevant to the
 Being categorized as part of the “North” implies development as
study of globalization(as a result of large scale political projects)
opposed to belonging to the “South” which implies a back thereof
THE GLOBAL SOUTH : ZONE OF TURMOIL  The north becomes synonymous with economic development and
industrialization while the South represents the previously
WHAT MAKES A NATION THIRD WORLD? colonized countries which are in need of help in the form of
international aid agendas.
1. Countries suffer from high poverty  Economic Development refers to advancements in technology a
2. High child mortality transition from an economy based largely on agriculture to one
3. Low economic and educational development based on industry and an improvement in living standards.
4. Low self consumption of natural resources
5. Vulnerable to exploitation by large corporations and industrialized WHAT INCLUDES NORTH AND SOUTH
nation
6. Less technological advancement  Generally, definitions of the Global North includes the GB
7. Economies are dependent on the developed countries countries, the united states, Canada, all member states of the
8. Unstable governments European union, Israel, japan, Singapore, south korea, as well as
9. High fertility rates Australia and new Zealand and four of the five
10. Lack of middle class permanent.members of the United Nations Security Council ,
11. The is a huge impoverished population excluding China.
12. A small elite upper class that controls the country’s wealth and  The global south is made up of Africa, Latin America, and
resources. developing Asia, including the Middle East and is home to the BRIC
countries ( excluding Russia)Brazil, India, and China, which along
with Indonesia, are the largest Southern states.
FUTURE OF NORTH – SOUTH DIVIDE
 Economics have argued that international free trade and

unhindered capital flows across countries could lead to a
contraction in the North-South divide.
 As some countries in the South experience rapid development,
there is evidence that those states are developing.
 Move towards equality , the United nations has also established
its role in diminishing the divide between North and South
through the Millenium Development Goals, all of which were to
be achieved by 2015.
MEASURING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The terms the North and . when used in a global context are
alternative designations for “developed” and “developing”
countries. The North-South divide is broadly considered a
socio-economic and political divide. The Global North refers to
the First World Countries or Developed Countries. Global South
refers to the Third World Countries or the Developing
Countries.
THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL DIVIDES
- The globalized world faces two contradictory trends. While a

globalized market opens the prospects of unimagined wealth, it
also creates new vulnerabilities to political turmoil and the danger
of a new gap.
- The impact of these new trends on the developing world is
GLOBAL DIVIDES : LOCATING THE GLOBAL SOUTH
profound. In economies driven by a near imperative for the big to
The Brandt Report(1983) was published by a commission chaired by the acquire the small, companies of developing countries are
former German Chancellor Will Brandt. The report identified : increasingly being absorbed by American and European
multinationals,
THE NORTH – are those countries that are above the South 30 degree North. - While this solves the problem of access to capital, it brings about
growing vulnerabilities to domestic political tensions, especially in
THE SOUTH – is a geographical convenience based on the fact that most of times of crisis. And within the developing countries, it creates
the poor world lies south of latitude 30 degree North. (Except Australia and political temptations for attacks on the entire system of
New Zealand). globalization.
- The typical developing country’s economy bifurcates: one set of
GLOBAL NORTH ( NORTH AMERICA. WESTERN EUROPE, CANADA, JAPAN,
enterprises is integrated into the global economy, mostly owned by
SOUTH KOREA, HONGKONG, MACAU, SINGAPORE, AUSTRALIA, NEW
international corporations. The rest, cut off from globalization,
ZEALAND.)
employs much of the labor force at the lowest wages and with the
- The global north (vomprises one quarter of the world population) bleakest social prospects. In the process bridging further gap.
refers to developed societies of Europe and North America, which
CLOSING THE GAP
are characterised by established democracy, wealth, technological
advancement, political stability, aging population, zero population - The North-South Divide is criticized for being a way of segregating
growth and dominance of world trade and politics. people aling economic lines and is seen as a factor of the widening
gap between developed and developing economies. However,
GLOBAL SOUTH (MALAYSIA, SOMALIA, HAITI, LEBANON, INDIA, PHILIPPINES)
several measures have been put in place to contract the North-
- The global south (are the developing countries)(comprises three South Divide including the lobbying for international free trade and
quarters of the world population)represents mainly afrarian globalization.
economies in Africa, India, China, Latin America and others that are - The United Nations has developed a program dedicated to
not as economically sound and politically stable as their global narrowing the divide through its millennium development goals.
North counterparts and tend to be characterised by turmoil, war, This includes improving education and health care, promoting
conflict, poverty, anarchy and tyranny (odeh, 2010). gender equality, and ensuring environmental sustainability.

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GLOBAL NORTH/GLOBAL SOUTH DIVIDE

- Refers to developed societies if Europe and North America, which

FUTURE OF NORTH – SOUTH DIVIDE

 Economics have argued that international free trade and

MEASURING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL DIVIDES

- The globalized world faces two contradictory trends. While a

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