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Global Development, Inequality and Divide

The problem of global inequality and divide is the main concern of globalization
as asserted by idealist and anti-globalization movement. The problems of poverty,
unemployment, gender gap, pollution, and debt crisis faced by less developed and third
world countries are legitimate results of globalization.

Development Define

Oxford defines development as "a process and an event constituting a new

stage in changing situation"
Bellù (2011) stresses that the development of the other parts of the system could
be detrimental to the development of the other thus creating structural and
systematic conflicts.
The economic globalization phenomenon as the main frontline of the post
modernity era is viewed as the major force in the birth of political and
ethnological developments.
Disparity is very evident between rich and poor countries.
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Chapter 7
Chapter seven discusses global development, divide, and inequality, a topic that
requires attention for many. It will define terms like growth and development and
analyze the four dimensions of development namely: economic, human, territorial, and
sustainable development. A special discussion will be given to Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG's) of the United Nations. There is also an analysis of the
global divide between south and north.

Global Development, Inequality and Divide

The problem of global inequality and divide is the main concern of globalization
as asserted by idealist and anti-globalization movement. The problems of poverty,
unemployment, gender gap, pollution, and debt crisis faced by less developed and third
world countries are legitimate results of globalization. The questionable practices of
powerful countries and global organizations have raised questions on the ethical and
just management of globalization as an opportunity and risk. The global divide of
countries based on economic capabilities is an identity explaining that the world is
currently in a state of widening gap and disparity.

Liberals argue that if countries will just only take part with the global phenomenon
of political and economic interconnectedness, it will benefit from the different
opportunities offered by globalization. The underlying problem with globalization
as far as development is concerned is its uneven impact to all players.
Developed and middle income economies have the highest global share in terms
of wealth brought by globalization.

Development Define
The term development is described as a process, system procedure. It is a state
or condition of changing and enhancing something. For example in terms of economic
development, when a country begins to produce more products and increase its overall
wealth
Oxford defines development as "a process and an event constituting a new
stage in changing situation". This process requires a number of factors and
consideration in developing a part of its system or constituent elements.
Development is a complex and multidimensional concept occurring in an
uncertain condition.
Bellù (2011) stresses that the development of the other parts of the system could
be detrimental to the development of the other thus creating structural and
systematic conflicts. The current trend of global economic development is
multidimensional in practice. It has come into contact with the rise and
emergence of other social constituents.
The economic globalization phenomenon as the main frontline of the post
modernity era is viewed as the major force in the birth of political and
ethnological developments. However, liberalism pointed out that the current face

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of global development in terms of economic development is enjoyed only among
the core countries in the West.
Critics of global development assert that countries do not equally get the gains of
globalization. Countries that lack resources and infrastructures are at the bottom
part of the phenomenon where the benefits are unequally distributed worldwide.
Disparity is very evident between rich and poor countries. CSO's describe this
situation as, maldevelopment, a condition where developing and less developed
countries suffer on the downside effects of development and changes. This kind
of situation usually happens in an economy that is too liberal in its practice in
opening the local economy to foreign markets.

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