We were all humans until race, disconnected us, religion separated us, Politics divides us and wealth classified us.
- Anonymous
Guide Questions:
1.
Why is there a Global Divide between the North and
South ?
2.
What comprises Global North and South?
The North and South divide in a general sense are viewed as socio-economic and political divide.

The Global North
 Viewed to be the more affluent and economically stable countries.
 More Economically Developed Countries (MEDC)
 Richer and more stable countries
The Global South
 “poor side”
 These countries are known as developing countries

Global North
• USA
• Canada
• Group of 8
• Permanent member of Un
Security Council
• Asia’s Tiger
• New Zealand
• G4 countries
• Singapore
• Israel
• Macau
• Russia
Global South
• Africa
• Latin America
• Developing part of Asia
• Central America
• South America
• Mexico
• Middle East

Why are the countries in the North
Considered MEDC
 The stability that heir economy has and the change that is happening with in.
 They have better standard of living and quality of life.
 How long the country’s life expectancy
 Education level
 If doctor’s are available
 How developed their technology is
 Distribution of education and Health care

 According to Singh (2014), even though in recent times one can argue that China is experiencing rapid development in various sectors of the economy, it is still considered as part of the Global South developing countries .

Why are countries in the South considered LEDC
 Unstable government
 Poor economy
 The citizens have a poor standard of living and quality of life
 Low GDP
 Low HDI
Why is the South at such disadvantage
 Colonization
 Most countries that were powerful have stayed powerful such as
France and the United Kingdom

 Global North-South emerged in 1996
 Influenced by the Cold War era between the USA and USSR
 First world
-Democracy and Capitalist
 Second world
-Communist
 Third world
-either Capitalist or the Socialist

 Underdeveloped world
 Less-developed
 Non-western world
 Majority world
 Poor world

 Scholars and writers of Globalization consider the collective label “Global South” as ambiguous because it uses a simple geographical criteria to describe a complex social situation which distinguish poor countries from the wealthiest.
 Starvation, malnutrition, poverty, epidemics, low educational levels, political authoritarianism and dictatorship
 Many of the wealthy and extremely healthy people are rising rapidly. Even in being well educated, competent professionals to the Global work force.

 Countries that are faced with Social,
Political, and Economic challenges –for instance poverty, environmental degradation, human and civil rights abuses, ethnic and regional, hunger and disease. But it is also importance to see the cultural context and history of the country on why are they considered poor.

Three factors that direct the economic development of states within the
Global South
 Elite behavior within and between nation states
 Integration and cooperation within geographic areas
 The resulting position of states and regions within the global world market and the related political economic hierarchy.

 Concepts of the Global South-Voices from around the world Global South
Studies Center, University of Cologne, Germanyhttp://gssc.unikoeln.de/node/452
 Dados, M. and Connell. R.Y (2012). The Foreign Policies of the Global South
Rethinking Conceptual Frameworks. Lynne Rienner Publishers. P. 11. ISBN
9781588261755
 Dirlick, J. (2007). “What’s wrong with the Global North and Global South?”.
Global South Studies Center. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
 Guttal, Shalmali. Interrogating the Relevance of the Global North-South Divide
Focus on the Global South, February 3, 2016. Retrieved from https://www.cetri.be/IMG/pdf/shlmali_guttal_23000_eng_3-2.pdf
 http://ismgeoc.wikifoundry.com/page/The+global+north+-
+south+divide%3A+A+description+and+explanation
 Jean Grugel (1990) Regionalism Across the North-South Divide: State Strategies and Globalization. Psychology Press
 Mendez, R. (2012). Globalization: The Politics of Global Economic Relations and
International Business. Durham, N.C.: Carolina cademic.pp.48-54.
 Rigg, F. (2007) Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature.
Routledge.p.13. ISBN 9780415624664.