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Global North-South Divide

CONTEMPORARY WORLD

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Global North-South Divide

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The Global

NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE Divides


HISTORY
❑The North-South divide is a socio-economic and political division
of Earth popularized in the late 20th century and early 21st
century.
❑The idea of categorizing countries began during the Cold War
with the classifications of East and West.
❑Brandt Line is a visual depiction of the north-south divide,
proposed by West German former Chancellor Willy Brandt in the
1980s. It encircles the world at a latitude of approximately 30
degrees North, passing between North and Central America, North
of Africa and the Middle East, climbing north over China and
Mongolia, but dipping south so as to include Australia and New
Zealand in the “Rich North”
HISTORY
❑The North-South divide is a socio-economic and political division
of Earth popularized in the late 20th century and early 21st
century.
❑The idea of categorizing countries began during the Cold War
with the classifications of East and West.
❑Brandt Line is a visual depiction of the north-south divide,
proposed by West German former Chancellor Willy Brandt in the
1980s. It encircles the world at a latitude of approximately 30
degrees North, passing between North and Central America, North
of Africa and the Middle East, climbing north over China and
Mongolia, but dipping south so as to include Australia and New
Zealand in the “Rich North”
CONCEPT OF THIRD WORLD
❑The term “Third World” originated in
1952 article by Alfred Sauvy.
❑Early definitions of the Third World
emphasized its exclusion from the
East-West conflict of the Cold War as
well as the ex-colonial status and
poverty of the nations it comprised.
❑Efforts to mobilize the Third World
as an autonomous political entity were
undertaken. Following this, the first
Non-Aligned Summit was organized in
1961.
DIVISION BASIS (DEVELOPMENT)
❑Being categorized as part of the “North” implies development as
opposed to belonging to the “South”, which implies a lack thereof.
❑The North becomes synonymous with economic development and
industrialization while the South represents the previously colonized
countries which are in need of help in the form of international
aide agendas.
❑Economic Development refers to advancements in technology, a
transition from an economy based largely on agriculture to one
based on industry and an improvement in living standards.
WHAT INCLUDES NORTH AND SOUTH?
❑Generally, definitions of the GN include the G8 countries, the US,
Canada, all member states of the European Union, Israel, Japan,
Singapore, South Korea, as well as Australia and New Zealand
and four of the five permanent members of the United Nations
Security Council, excluding China.

❑The Global South is made up of Africa, Latin America, and


developing Asia, including the Middle East, and is home of the
BRIC countries (excluding Russia): Brazil, India, and China, along
with Indonesia, are the largest Southern states.
CHALLENGES TO NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE
❑Differences: differences in the political, economic and demographic
make-up of countries tend to complicate the idea of a monolithic South.
❑Globalization: has also challenged the notion of two distinct economic
spheres. Following the liberalization of post-Mao China in 1978,
growing regional cooperation between the national economies of Asia
has led to the growing decentralization of the North as the main
economic power.
❑Recent Growth: Bottom 60 nations of the GS were thought to be
gaining on the North in terms of income, diversification, and
participation in the world market.
FUTURE OF NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE
Economists 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 high levels of
South-South aide. For example, Bangladesh, Malaysia, India,
etc.
Move towards equality, the UN has also established its role in
diminishing the divide between North and South through the
Millennium Development Goals, all of which were to be
achieved by 2015.

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