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Chapter 6 | The Global Divide

“Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new
means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we
have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom.” –Nelson Mandela

SUGGESTED TIME ALLOTMENT: 3 Hours

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

1. discuss the dimensions of Global Divide;
2. differentiate Global North and Global South; and
3. explain the competing perspectives on Global Divide.
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ACTIVITY

“Endo", Globalization, and the South

(adapted from Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.)

● "End all forms of contractualization". These protests express denunciation

of contractual labor as a form of employment practice in the Philippines.
"Endo", or end of contract, exists when employers hire workers and then
terminate their contracts after five months to avoid regularizing them.
According to the law, an employee who has been working for a company
for six months should be regularized unless the individual is not eligible to
be a regular employee. Endo is a labor flexibilization practice designed to
attract investors through cheap labor costs.
● Answer the following guide questions concisely (i.e. 100-200 words only per
item).
1. How has globalization influenced Endo practice?
2. In what way does Endo contribute to the Philippines’
underdevelopment?

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INTRODUCTION

The term "Global divide" connotes the disparities in income and

living conditions between the advanced industrialized states and developing
states (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.). This chapter discusses the
dimensions of Global divide which indicate the factors that worsen the
conditions of Global South. Also, it situates the historical emergence of the
term "Global South” and its antecedent forms like, “Third World” by looking
at how inequalities have been produced through political projects like
colonization and present-day neoliberalism globalization (Fernandez et al.,
2018). The last sections of the chapter explain the opposing theories that
described the emergence and relationship of Global North and Global
South.

ABSTRACTION

A. DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL DIVIDE

While the world is getting smaller because of economic globalization and

advancements in modern technology, societies do not necessarily grow closer
to each other. Many states are drifting apart. The living standards in rich,
industrialized countries (the Global North) have improved profoundly, while
many poor, developing nations (the Global South) are left behind. Even
access to basic social services in many regions is a matter of privilege. Many
places remain stricken by underdevelopment, poverty, and inequality
(Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.).

The concept of ‘global divide’ has been closely linked with the concept of
development.
 Whether a state belongs to the North or South largely depends on its
level of development. Oftentimes, development is equated with growth
of the economy over a certain period (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.).
 Economic growth is defined as an increase in the nation's capacity to
produce goods and services. One can get the economic growth of a
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country by comparing its GDP at present with the GDP last year
(Fernandez et al., 2018).
 Increase in GDP is caused by increase in national productivity. It was
generally assumed that the growth of national wealth would trickle down
to the poorest segments of society. In other words, development,
viewed using the GDP per capita approach, was about following the
path of the rich industrialized states (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.).

However, to determine how many people benefit from economic growth, one
must look at the distribution of income. Income inequality is a measure of how
the wealth in the economy is distributed among the population (Quiñanola, &
Fernandez, n.d.).
 Income inequality is important in part because it tells about the
conditions in the society – the privileged wealthy lead luxurious lives
while some people live in poverty (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.).
 Income inequality is also a constraint on development. It means that
growth often comes from and benefits mostly the richer segment of the
economy and is less likely to translate into poverty reduction by trickling
down to the poor. Poverty is always eliminated more quickly when GDP
growth is combined with improvements (or greater equality) in the
distribution of income (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.).

Income inequality leads to another question on the proportion of poor people

in a given state. Poverty is defined as an extremely low level of income
(Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.).
 The World Bank distinguishes between absolute poverty and moderate
poverty (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.):
1. Absolute poverty refers to income below the minimum level
required for physical survival. The World Bank defines this level
as 1 US dollar per day.
2. Moderate poverty is typically an income of 2 US dollars per
day, a level at which basic needs are barely met but survival is
not actually threatened.

The idea of development is more than economic growth or an increase in

income per person. It is not so easy to measure development as it is based
upon many parameters such as health, education, literacy levels, and life
expectancy and so on. Thus, it now embraced a multi-dimensional character
(Fernandez et al., 2018; Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.).
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One measure of development called the Human Development Index (HDI)

looks at three indicators income, education, and life expectancy. While income
is needed for development, there must likewise be enhancements in living
standards, indicated in improvements in literacy and mortality rates (Quiñanola,
& Fernandez, n.d.).

The Human Development Index (HDI) index measures countries'

achievements in terms of (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.):

1. a long and healthy life, measured by

life expectancy at birth;
2. knowledge, measured by adult
literacy rate and the combined
primary, secondary, and tertiary
gross enrollment ratio; and
3. a decent standard of living,
measured by GDP per capita in
purchasing power parity (PPP) (in
US dollars).

Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/humandev PPP means purchasing power parity. This

compares what the same amount of money can
buy in different countries. It takes into
consideration different costs of living (e.g. a
dollar may buy more goods in Afghanistan than
it can in Switzerland (“Development”, n.d.).

The measures range from 0 to 1. An HDI between 0.8 and 1 is high and between 0.6 and 0.4 is low (“Development”, n.d).
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B. THE GLOBAL NORTH AND GLOBAL SOUTH

The North-South Divide is a political and socio-economic division and is not

based on geography. It is a division between the wealthy nations and the rest
of the world. The developed nations are known as “the North” while the rest
of the nations are referred to as “the South”. Most of the nations in the
northern hemisphere are Global North but a few from the southern hemisphere
are also in the same category. However, as nations of the South develop, they
become eligible to enter the north (“Maps of World”, n.d.).

Some of the characteristics of the Global North include: it is much richer, has
surplus food and shelter, and a robust educational system. It has been
estimated that a majority of the manufacturing industries are located in the
North (“Maps of World”, n.d.). The “Global North" is constituted of countries like,
USA, Canada, Western Europe, developed parts of Asia, Australia, and New
Zealand which are wealthy, industrialized, and democratic capitalist
(Fernandez et al., 2018).

Meanwhile, some of the features of the South are political instability, lack of
advanced technology, food and shelter issues, and foreign exchange earnings
depending on primary product exports, to name a few (“Maps of World”, n.d.).
The Global South is constituted by regions in Asia, Africa, Middle East and
South, and Latin America which are all developing nations (Fernandez et al.,
2018).

Source: https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/regions/division-global-north-global-south/#
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

(adopted from Surbhi, 2015)

Basis for Comparison Developed Countries Developing Countries

Meaning
Unemployment and Poverty
Rates
Living Conditions
Revenue Generation
Growth
Standard of Living
Distribution of Income
Factors of Production
A country having an effective
rate of industrialization and
individual income is known as
developed country.
Low
Infant mortality rate, death rate
and birth rate is low while the life
expectancy rate is high.
Good
Industrial sector
High industrial growth
High
Equal
Effectively utilized
Developing country is a country
which has a slow rate of
industrialization and low per
capita income.
High
High infant mortality rate, death
rate and birth rate, along with
low life expectancy rate.
Moderate
Service sector
They rely on the developed
countries for their growth.
Low
Unequal
Ineffectively utilized

C. CONTRASTS IN DEVELOPMENT

The types of jobs people do differ between countries. In more economically

developed countries (MEDCs) more people work in tertiary and quaternary
jobs. In less economically developed countries (LEDCs) more people work
in primary jobs such as farming and secondary jobs such as manufacturing
(“Development”, n.d.).

• The primary sector involves extracting raw

Primary
materials, rearing animals and growing crops.

• A type of industry where raw materials are made

Secondary
into something. It is often called 'manufacturing'.

• Providing services and includes retail, tourism,

Tertiary
education, health and banking.

• The section of employment that is knowledge-

Quaternary
based (e.g. ICT and research).

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zvp39j6/revision/1
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Generally, most more economically developed countries (MEDCs) are in the

northern hemisphere and most less economically developed countries
(LEDCs) are in the southern hemisphere. There are exceptions such as
Australia and New Zealand (“Development”, n.d.).

Source: Royal Geographical Society (n.d.).

The Brandt Line is an imaginary division that has

provided a rough way of dividing all of the countries in
the world in to the rich north and poor south. Many
countries in the poor south have become more
developed since the 1980s and so many people now Willy Brandt
(Former Chancellor of Federal
think that the Brandt line is no longer useful Republic of Germany)

(“Development”, n.d.).

For example, some countries that are considered to be 'developing' have

experienced rapid growth (especially in manufacturing and tertiary industries)
in recent years. We call these countries the newly industrialized countries
(NICs) such as China, Brazil, and Mexico, to name a few (“Development”, n.d.).

FACTORS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT
(adopted from “Development”, n.d.)
Physical Factors
Climate - many of the poorest
countries are in the tropics
where it is hot, the land is less
fertile, water is scarce,
and diseases flourish.
Natural resources - some raw
materials are valuable and can
help a country develop if they
have the resources to collect
and process them (e.g. oil,
diamonds, forests and gold).
Location - being near trade
routes and having access to
the sea (e.g. ports have been
important for trade).
Landlocked countries are at a
disadvantage.
Natural Hazards - some
places are vulnerable
to natural disasters (i.e. areas
prone to earthquakes and
hurricanes).
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WHY HAVE NICs GROWN?
(adopted from “Development”, n.d.)
 Strong and stable government;
 A rapidly growing economy;
 A focus on exports and trade;
 Attracts multinational companies;
 Profits are invested in developing more
industries and buying home produced
goods - a multiplier effect;
 A switch from agricultural to manufacturing
and service jobs;
 Investments in manufacturing (secondary)
and technology (quaternary) industries;
 Over time the workforce becomes better
educated and more skilled; and
 A large workforce, reliable and initially
prepared to work for long hours for little
pay;
Historical/Political Factors Social Factors
Trade - goods are traded on a
global scale but it is difficult for
poor countries to compete. Some
believe the rules of trade are unfair.
Discrimination - some
Rich countries can raise tariff groups may have fewer
barriers to stop cheap imports
opportunities and this can
undercutting their own goods. In hold back overall deve-
the past some countries made lopment.
money by colonising other
countries and using their raw
materials to produce manufactured
goods.
Population - overpopula-
Corruption/poor management -
tion occurs where popula-
countries need a strong, stable
tion growth outstrips
and honest leaders to help them
resources.
develop.
There are lots of
reasons why some
countries are much
War - wars use up resources and less developed than
make it difficult to produce goods
others. The reasons
and trade.
are complex and vary
from place to place
(“Development”, n.d.).
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Globalization clearly remains a process led by a few states, mostly in North

America, Japan, and the European Union. It has been noted, however, that a
small number of Southern states have now become important economic actors.
According to the World Bank, three of these countries (China, Brazil, and India)
are now among the top ten economies of the world. But even so, the leading
states continue to play a dominant role in international forums such as the
United Nations or through multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and
the IMF. The powerful countries can also depend on their own instruments of
coordination. This situation has prompted a drive within the Global South to
challenge that hegemony (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.).

Until recently, China was quiet in its international dealings. In the Doha Round
negotiations, China sided with countries such as Brazil and India to oppose an
agreement that excessively favored Northern countries on issues such as
agricultural protectionism and liberalization in trade and services (Quiñanola, &
Fernandez, n.d.).

Furthermore, China and the other BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India,
China, and South Africa) want to renegotiate (not destroy) international
economic integration and trade. They want to reform agencies and processes
such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) so that Southern interests are
integrated into the mainstream. The opening of these still underdeveloped
economies needs to be done gradually. Their efforts are part of Southern
initiatives to make the global economic system sensitive and more responsive
to the needs of the Global South (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.).

D. GLOBAL SOUTH DUBBED AS THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES

The countries of the Global South are dubbed as less developing and struggling
economies. They can be described as products of the western colonization
and an offshoot of the western industrialization. It is believed that such
countries are the results of the opposing ideologies of the highly
developed (capitalism) and developed economies (communism) of the
world (Fernandez et al., 2018).

The history of the North-South divide dates back to the Cold War era. China
and the Soviet Union formed the East (communism) while the United States
and its allies were the West (capitalism) (“Maps of World”, n.d.). The highly
developed economies (capitalist) have the access of the productive factors
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of the Global South (less developing nations). On the one hand, the developed
economies (communist) have the upper hand of the most of the raw materials
for manufacturing. Both are highly advanced in the development of industrial
resources, financial resources, the military, and foreign political powers
(Fernandez et al., 2018).

Highly Developed
Developed Economies
Economies
Communist
Capitalist
Communist Faction
Allied Faction
Second World
First World

Less developing
economies
Third World

Sauvy referred to the Allied faction (capitalist) as the

First World and the Communist faction (communist)
as the Second World. The term "Third World" was first
coined by French historian and anthropologist Alfred
Sauvy in 1952. The term “Third World” specifically Alfred Sauvy
(French Historian and Anthropologist)
referred to the countries which maintained a neutral
stance during the ongoing Cold War (Usman, 2017).

A large majority of Third World countries were poor or underdeveloped at the

time the term was first used. Over time, it has become synonymous with
developing countries because of the many similarities observed in the
underdeveloped economies (Usman, 2017).

After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the term “Third World” lost its true
meaning as originally intended. When we refer to a country as part of the Third
World now, it automatically means that it faces some form of challenges which
place it in the tier of developing countries which may face a plethora of
problems hindering their development and placement into the higher tiers of
development. (Usman, 2017).

Over time, some Second World Countries became a part of the First World and
some became a part of the Third World. Thus, as per the new classification,
the First World was classified as North while the Third World as South (“Maps
of World”, n.d.).
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The term "Global South" emerged in the 1950s but

Carl Oglesby became the first person to give it a
contemporary political use when he commented on
the US’s dominance over the Global South (Otieno,
Carl Preston Oglesby
2019). (American Writer and Political Activist)

The term Global South is a dynamic term that does not consider geographic
locations, meaning that, members of this grouping who reach a certain
development threshold may cross over to the Global North. Even in the Global
North, some regions within the developed countries live in conditions that
resemble the conditions of the Global South (Otieno, 2019).

Majority of actors in international relations favor the use of the term "Global
South" as compared to other terms like "Least Developed" or "Developing
Countries." This school of thought aims at correcting the negative impact of
contemporary global capitalism as well as colonial and neo-imperial histories
that, as most believe, led to some level of poverty and inequality in the Global
South (Otieno, 2019).

E. THE STRUGGLES OF GLOBAL SOUTH

The countries with low industrialization, unstable economic policies, poor

access to productive factors, and low human capital (education and health)
make it hard for them to develop (Fernandez et al., 2018).

The Global South countries became the haven for criminality, prostitution,
environmental degradations, graft and corruption, illegal drugs, and terrorism
cells. This phenomenon of economic stagnation creates influx of migration,
dependence to foreign aids, and ballooning foreign debts to those rich
countries that can offer them their remedy for economic development.
Likewise, the ownership and little access to capital makes the Global South
countries to cling to their former colonizers whom offers trades and
development at a lesser advantage (Fernandez et al., 2018).

Global capitalism may have succeeded in bringing about growth and prosperity
in many countries, but this is not true to all (Quiñanola, & Fernandez, n.d.). This
economic situation forces every Global South economy to do whatever it takes
to survive. The economic conditions led them to find means by migrating to
other rich countries even with low wage rates and a prevalence of human rights
abuses. These countries somehow, do resolve to make alliances, establish
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military treaties, and even resort to borrowings at the expense of their raw
materials. Their economic conditions, political, social, and cultural being was
threatened by such conditionality (Fernandez et al., 2018).

The following are the major assumptions on the effects of Global South’s
economic dependence to the Global North (Fernandez et al., 2018):

1. Environmental pollution and degradation;

2. Poverty increased due to less jobs;

3. Poverty increased due to less
3. Product exploitation and consumerism;

4. Eradication of local producers;

5. Poverty increased due to less jobs;
5. High risks of invasion;

6. Capital flight and a tendency to become a servant to the foreign

investors; and
7. Poor collection of taxes due to tax holidays.
6. Poverty increased due to less jobs;

The following are suggested solutions for the Global South’s economic growth
mechanisms (Fernandez et al., 2018):

1. Government subsidies of infant factories and companies;

2. Efficient and effective collection of taxes, tariffs and revenues;

3. Increase the tariffs, and customs of foreign owned companies;

4. Minimize foreign direct investment;

5. The Central Bank should prioritize Filipino investors and

entrepreneurs access to credits and loans with less interest rates;

6. Abolition of foreign owned companies tax holidays;

7. Increase exports and minimize importation; and

8. Increase budget for research and development.

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F. COMPETING PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL DIVIDE

The following are theories that explain the economic disparity between and
within states as discussed by Quiñanola and Fernandez (n.d.):

Modernization Dependency
Theory Theory

Competing Perspectives on
Global Divide

Neo-liberal World System

Theory Theory

1. Modernization Theory
 Proponents of this theory argue that societies undergo stages
of growth and move from being a traditional society to a modern
one. Poverty is the primordial condition of humanity. All societies
were once poor. But to overcome it, societies must advance
from traditionalism to modernization.
 Poor societies remain poor because they cling to traditional
attitudes, technologies, and institutions. In contrast, in modern
societies, the rise of industrial capitalism brings about modern
attitudes (such as the drive to experiment and achieve),
technologies (machinery and electronics), and institutions
(markets and governments) to manage all this.
 Given enough time, such modernization will occur everywhere.
Poor countries must follow the path of advanced countries to
development. Modernization scholar Rostow (1999) argues that
poor countries slowly proceed to build the basis for modern
economies. Once the key foundations of modernity are in place,
these countries "take off" toward prosperity and a modern, high
consumption consumer economy. Although this process will
take time to work in most traditional societies, according to him,
eventually global capitalism and its modern corporations will
carry these modern ideas, technological innovations, and
efficient institutions everywhere.
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Walt Whitman Rostow

(American Economist)

Source: https://developmenthinking.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/critisms-of-rostows-five-stages-of-growth/

Source: https://www.cleanpng.com/png-rostows-stages-of-growth-development-theory-econom-6251421

2. Dependency Theory
 It argues that the root cause of poverty and underdevelopment
is imperialism as well as the dependency of poor nations on the
rich countries. It believed that poor societies are not born but
made. They are not "undeveloped" but "underdeveloped"
because of capitalist penetration.
 It is a counterargument to the modernization theory, which
prescribes that developing countries must follow the path of the
developed nations. According to dependency scholars,
industrial capitalism brings exploitation. They argue that there is
an unequal exchange in capitalism. The local economies are
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distorted in that they serve mostly the needs of advanced

countries but not the needs of local populations.
 The theory is articulated by many Latin American thinkers. They
contend that the region remained poor because they export raw
materials at low prices to serve the needs of the global industry
and then had to import finished goods at hefty prices.
 But why have poor nations been unable to resist exploitation?
First, dependency scholars posit that these nations have been
dominated by rich nations through the neo-colonial practices
which include dependency on debt with the World Bank and the
IMF, the conditions on foreign aid, and the influence of
multinational corporations on the policies in the developing
countries.

It can be implied that the two aforementioned theories differ in their prescriptions:

Modernization scholars saw the problem as

largely internal to poor nations, which need to
change their ways. Their theory is criticized for
being ethnocentric, that is, as being highly based
on the Western experience. It regards Western
society as a truly modern one and tends to argue
that others are primitive or unevolved by
comparison. That view sees non-modern societies
as somewhat inferior and condescending to the
West.
Import substitution industrialization (ISI) is a trade
and economic policy that advocates replacing foreign
imports with domestic production. It is based on the
premise that a country should attempt to reduce its
foreign dependency through the local production of
industrialized products (“Import Substitution
Industrialization”, n.d.).
Dependency scholars suggest that
developing countries cannot follow the path
of developed countries. Instead, they
contend that development could be achieved
through a series of economic policy
prescriptions that would encourage domestic
industry. Some scholars advocate
protectionist economic policies that would
allow internal markets to develop. Such
policies include import substitution
industrialization which sought to replace
imports with domestic production. Many
developing countries indeed adopted this
policy. This policy would achieve the goal,
scholars argue, by adding heavy taxes to
manufactured goods imported from the
North, effectively subsidizing the domestic
industry.

3. Neo-liberal Theory
 The intellectual basis for neo-liberal theory comes from neo-
classical economics, which combines arguments supportive of
free-market with a scientifically inclined school of economics.
Arguments are premised on the assumptions that markets are
perfectly competitive and that they move towards equilibrium.
Neo-liberalism suggests a little role for the state in managing the
economy.
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 This theory was the backbone of the US "Reaganomics" in the

1980s and was the driving policy of Margaret Thatcher in the
United Kingdom.

Ronald Wilson Reagan Margaret Hilda Thatcher

(40th President of U.S.) (Former Prime Minister of U.K.)

Reaganomics refers to the economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald

Reagan during the 1980s (“Reaganomics”, n.d.). The four pillars of Reagan's
economic policy were to reduce the growth of government spending, reduce
the federal income tax and capital gains tax, reduce government regulation, and
tighten the money supply in order to reduce inflation (Niskanen, 1992).

 On the international level, the IMF and the World Bank

champion their own form of neo-classical economics through
the ideals of structural adjustment. Structural adjustment calls
on nations to reduce government spending and bureaucracy, to
encourage free markets, to export, and to encourage
entrepreneurship, as well as to entice foreign investment and
foreign technology.

4. World System Theory

 The argument of dependency thinkers
that the cause of underdevelopment
and poverty is external intervention
continues in world system theory,
Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein
developed by Immanuel Wallerstein. (American Sociologist and Economist)

 The idea that a world economic system exists in which wealthy

nations exploit poor ones to help generate their wealth. The
World system theory provides a framework for understanding
how the productivity of all nations is interconnected by an
economic network that is global. It argues that global inequality
results from structures that permit core countries to control and
exploit semi-periphery and periphery nations (“World-systems
Theory, n.d.).
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• It is a wealthy, industrialized nation that controls and benefits from the global
economy. Core nations have complex infrastructures, strong governments,
cosmopolitan cities, and diverse economies.
• They control the global market and use it to their advantage by exploiting
Core Nation periphery nations for their cheap labor and natural resources. They also have
strong militaries and international partnerships.
• Core countries include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, much
of Western and Northern Europe, Australia, and Japan.

• It exhibits characteristics of both core and periphery nations. These nations are
generally industrializing and could be elevated to core nation status with
Semi- development.
periphery • Semi-periphery nations include China, India, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, and
Nation Israel.

• It is a low-income nation that depends on and is exploited by wealthier nations.

Periphery nations have little global power. They have weak, decentralized
governments, poor infrastructure, and low education levels.
• Periphery nations often depend on a single industry or export to support their
Periphery economies and have large rural populations.
Nation • Periphery nations include much of sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and
some nations in Central and South America.

Source: https://www.coursehero.com/sg/introduction-to-sociology/world-systems-theory/

Source: https://www.coursehero.com/sg/introduction-to-sociology/world-systems-theory/
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The two aforementioned theories disagree on the effects of the key actors (e.g.
multinational corporations, international financial institutions, global media, and
technology and trade) in the modern world (Quiñanola and Fernandez, n.d.).

In the neo-liberal view, the success of East
Asian tigers suggests that export economies
and free trade bring growth and prosperity.
In the world system view, the core nations
allowed these countries into the semi-
periphery to facilitate capitalist expansion
into a new peripheral market. Many view the
structural adjustment programs by the IMF
as examples of how aid is being used for
promoting the neo-liberal policies.

ASSESSMENT

Answer the following questions concisely (i.e. 100-200 words only

per item).

1. Discuss the concept of Global Divide and differentiate the Global North and the
Global South.

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2. Which among the competing theories of Global Divide merit your favor? Justify
your stance.

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