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    The document discusses the global North-South divide, which refers to the socio-economic gap between developed, industrialized countries in the Northern Hemisphere (the global North) and developing countries in the Southern Hemisphere (the global South). It originated during the Cold War era when countries aligned with either capitalism and the US (First World) or communism and the Soviet Union (Second World). Today, the North comprises developed countries like the US and Western Europe while the South includes less developed regions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The United Nations is working to close the development gap between the wealthy North and impoverished South through programs like the Millennium Development Goals.

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    The document discusses the global North-South divide, which refers to the socio-economic gap between developed, industrialized countries in the Northern Hemisphere (the global North) and developing countries in the Southern Hemisphere (the global South). It originated during the Cold War era when countries aligned with either capitalism and the US (First World) or communism and the Soviet Union (Second World). Today, the North comprises developed countries like the US and Western Europe while the South includes less developed regions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The United Nations is working to close the development gap between the wealthy North and impoverished South through programs like the Millennium Development Goals.

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    Global North-South Divide

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    The document discusses the global North-South divide, which refers to the socio-economic gap between developed, industrialized countries in the Northern Hemisphere (the global North) and developing countries in the Southern Hemisphere (the global South). It originated during the Cold War era when countries aligned with either capitalism and the US (First World) or communism and the Soviet Union (Second World). Today, the North comprises developed countries like the US and Western Europe while the South includes less developed regions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The United Nations is working to close the development gap between the wealthy North and impoverished South through programs like the Millennium Development Goals.

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    Global Divides

    THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH

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    Global Divides: What is it?
    socio-political and economic divide

    gap between rich northern countries and poor southern countries

    As nations become economically developed , they may become


    part of the North, regardless of geographical location, while
    any other nations which do not qualify for developed status are
    in effect deemed to be part of the South.

    2
    3
    It started during…

    4
    What is Cold War?
    » period of conflict and tension that began after WWII but was not
    an actual war

    5
    What is Cold War?
    » battle of ideologies

    6
    CAPITALISM VS. COMMUNISM

    7
    During the Cold-War-Era…

    the Western policymakers began


    talking about the world as three
    distinct political and economic blocs.

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    First World
    developed and industrialized countries

    Capitalist

    a bloc of countries aligned with the United States after World War
    II

    North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia.

    9
    Second World
    Former communist

    formerly the Eastern bloc, the territory and sphere of influence of the
    Union of Soviet Socialists Republic today: Russia

    Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland) and some of the Turk States


    (e.g., Kazakhstan) as well as China.

    10
    Third World
    all the other countries

    today often used to roughly describe the developing


    countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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    When the Cold War ended…
    The bloc of SECOND WORLD countries became null and void.

    The terms “FIRST WORLD” and “THIRD WORLD” stuck around


    in public consciousness.

    THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES = IMPOVERISHED STATES

    FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES = RICH AND INDUSTRIALIZED


    COUNTRIES

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    Social scientist sort countries into groups
    based on their specific levels of economic
    productivity.
    They came up to a new and simpler
    classification, which is the
    NORTH-SOUTH Divide.

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    Global North-South Divide
    The Brandt line was drawn on the map as the
    dividing line between the global north (MEDCs or
    More Economically Developed Countries) and the
    global south (LEDCs or Less Economically
    Developed Countries).

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    North South Divide

    • North-South divide can be seen in:


    • Economy
    • Poverty
    • Development
    North – developed
    • Life expectancy South – developing
    • Literacy
    Literacy Rate
    Global North
    It comprises more developed countries located in the Northern
    hemisphere.

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    Home to all GLOBAL
    the
    members of NORTH 95% has
    enough
    the G8 and
    food and
    to four of
    shelter and
    the five
    Developed functioning
    permanent
    USA, parts of education
    members of
    Canada, and Asia, system as
    UN
    Western Australia, well
    Security
    Europe and New
    Council.
    Zealand

    19
    Global South
    It comprises less developed countries located in the tropical regions
    and the Southern hemisphere.

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    It serves Africa, Latin Developing
    America, Asia
    as a including
    and Asia 5% has
    source Middle East
    enough
    for raw
    food and
    material
    shelter
    for the
    North
    GLOBAL
    SOUTH

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    Development Gap
    The North-South divide has more recently been
    named the development gap. This places greater
    emphasis on closing the evident gap between rich
    (more economically developed) countries and poor
    (less economically developed countries) countries.

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    Closing the Gap
    The United Nations has developed a program
    dedicated to narrowing the divide through its
    Millennium Development Goals. This includes
    improving education and health care, promoting
    gender equality, and ensuring environmental
    sustainability.

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