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Global North/South: Their Interdependence

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The economic division of the world between the Global North and Global South
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creates the interdependence of their respective nation-states. There are different

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degrees in which the North countries benefit from the South countries and vice versa.

The Global North or the more developed countries often provide profit-making
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opportunities to the Global South or the less developed countries. While the Global

South offers natural resources and workforce needed to fulfill the endeavors of the
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Global North. The benefits received are valuable both the Global North and the Global
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South develop.
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The caricature above shows two men, one in business attire with a wheelbarrow

of money and one dressed as a farmer with a wheelbarrow of soil and a plant. Each of

them is heading in the direction of the other. The businessman depicts the Global North,

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 and the farmer portrays the Global South. The United States of America and the entirety

of Europe are some of the countries part of the Global North. They often house the

industrial companies in charge of the production of commodities sent out to the world.

These companies get their resources and workforce from countries like the Philippines

and Mexico. Global South countries have a significant part of their population in the

working-age; they are also rich in raw materials such as minerals and timber. Both sides

benefit from each other. The North buys resources and employs people from the South

for their interests, resulting in economic growth for both.

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To sum up, the Global North and Global South depend on each other to advance

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their economic development. The main point discussed was how the production of

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commodities benefits the divided world. But it, the Global South tends to be more
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dependent on the Global North because the countries in Global North are more
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powerful. Nevertheless, the mutual benefits gained continue to create the economic flow
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worldwide.
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