This document discusses the differences between the Global North and Global South. It defines the Global North as wealthy developed countries like the US, Canada, and Europe, while the Global South refers to poorer developing regions like Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia. Some key differences are that the North has 95% of food and shelter access while the South lacks technology and political stability. This divide poses challenges to global governance due to economic, social, and political inequalities between the regions.
This document discusses the differences between the Global North and Global South. It defines the Global North as wealthy developed countries like the US, Canada, and Europe, while the Global South refers to poorer developing regions like Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia. Some key differences are that the North has 95% of food and shelter access while the South lacks technology and political stability. This divide poses challenges to global governance due to economic, social, and political inequalities between the regions.
This document discusses the differences between the Global North and Global South. It defines the Global North as wealthy developed countries like the US, Canada, and Europe, while the Global South refers to poorer developing regions like Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia. Some key differences are that the North has 95% of food and shelter access while the South lacks technology and political stability. This divide poses challenges to global governance due to economic, social, and political inequalities between the regions.
This document discusses the differences between the Global North and Global South. It defines the Global North as wealthy developed countries like the US, Canada, and Europe, while the Global South refers to poorer developing regions like Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia. Some key differences are that the North has 95% of food and shelter access while the South lacks technology and political stability. This divide poses challenges to global governance due to economic, social, and political inequalities between the regions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the lesson, you are expected: 1. to define the word ‘Global South’ and ‘Global North’; 2. to differentiate global south from global north; 3. to familiarize with the basic concepts of global relations;
Despite very significant development gains globally which have raised many millions of people out of absolute poverty, there is substantial evidence that inequality between the world’s richest and poorest countries is widening.
This Module presents the difference between the Global North and the Global South, the basic concepts of global relations and the challenges to the world order.
Definition The North-South Divide (or Rich-Poor Divide) is the socio-economic and political division that exists between the wealthy developed countries, known collectively as “the North,” and the poorer developing countries (least developed countries), or “the South.” Generally, definitions of the Global North include the United States, Canada, Europe, developed parts of Asia (the Four Asian Tigers, Japan, Macau, Brunei and Israel) as well as Australia and New Zealand. The Global South is made up of Africa, Latin America, and developing Asia including the Middle East. The North is home to all the members of the G8 and to four of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. 'The North' is taken to include the industrialized, high-per- capita income, national political economies of which the majority are located in the Northern Hemisphere. 'The South' describes those countries with high levels of poverty and comparatively low levels of industrialization, large numbers of which exist in the Southern Hemisphere…
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Differences between the Global North and the Global South
The North mostly covers the West and the First World, along with much of the Second World, while the South largely corresponds with the Third World. The Second World was the so-called Communist Bloc: The Soviet Union, China, Cuba and friends. The remaining nations, which aligned with neither group, were assigned to the Third World. While the North may be defined as the richer, more developed region and the South as the poorer, less developed region, many more factors differentiate between the two global areas. 95% of the North has enough food and shelter. The Global South "lacks appropriate technology, it has no political stability, the economies are disarticulated, and their foreign exchange earnings depend on primary product exports In economic terms, the North—with one quarter of the world population—controls four-fifths of the income earned anywhere in the world. 90% of the manufacturing industries are owned by and located in the North. Inversely, the South—with three quarters of the world populations—has access to one-fifth of the world income. As nations become economically developed, they may become part of the "North", regardless of geographical location; similarly, any nations that do not qualify for "developed" status are in effect deemed to be part of the "South".
Why the rich countries are becoming richer and the poor countries are becoming poorer, explained: Global North and Global South (a video clip: Wealth Inequality: How Rich get Richer and Poor Poorer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na3rG7ru2I8 Is there a need for CHANGE of RULES? Challenges of the North and the South Divide The division between the global North and South is the greatest challenge to global governance. The contrast in economic welfare, political stability, and culture among states creates many dilemmas for the international community. The economic differences between highly developed economies and the rest of the world deter cooperation. In addition, social differences between North and South create cultural clashes that breed violence, and add difficulty to forming international norms. Moreover, the political weakness of some states in the global South creates security dilemmas and keeps global governance initiatives away from success. The international order is skewed in favor of the global North and serves to empower them. However, international leaders can solve these issues by promoting global equity. In order for global governance to achieve its fullest potential, the world must first address the inequality of states. CHALLENGES to THE GLOBAL ORDER:
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Lenin Capitalism’s strength is premised on the creation of new markets via imperialism Sukarno Colonialism has also its modern dress, in the form of economic control, intellectual control, and actual physical control by a small but alien community within a nation. It is a skillful and determined enemy, it appears in many guises.
Realized CONCLUSIONS: 1. The south continues to be globalized 2. The global south has provided models of resistance for the world 3. As global problems intensify; it becomes more and more necessary for people in the north to support alternatives from the south 4. Emphasis on the state and interstate politics remains politically and analytically relevant most especially in addressing global inequalities
References: Steger, Manfred b., Battersy, Paul, and Siracusa, Joseph (2014). The sage handbook of globalization. Thousand oaks: sage publication. pp. 187-199. https://online.norwich.edu/academic-programs/masters/international- relations/resources/articles/key-theories-of-international-relations https://www.123helpme.com/division-between-the-global-north-and-global-south- preview.asp?id=243599
