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Chapter Five

Chapter Five. The Global South in a World of Powers. Map 5.1: The Global North and Global South. Global North. democratic technologically inventive wealthy aging populations low population growth. Global South. most states: not democratic low technology use poor

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Chapter Five

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  1. Chapter Five The Global South in a World of Powers

  2. Map 5.1: The Global North and Global South

  3. Global North • democratic • technologically inventive • wealthy • aging populations • low population growth

  4. Global South • most states: • not democratic • low technology use • poor • rapid population growth • overstrained social and ecological systems • 80 percent global population • 15 percent global wealth

  5. Map 5.2: The Great North-South Divide in Wealth and Population

  6. Map 5.3: Global Imperialism, 1914

  7. Table 5.1:Two Worlds of Development: An International Class Divide

  8. Figure 5.1: Net Official Foreign Aid as a Proportion ofDonor’s Annual Income

  9. Figure 5.2:Measuring Global North Commitments to Global South Development

  10. Discussion • What factors explain European imperialism? • What legacies of colonialism remain and how have they shaped the gap between the Global North and the Global South? • What characteristics do newly industrialized economies share with the Global North?

  11. Discussion, continued • What are the root causes of underdevelopment? • What changes in the international economic system would benefit the Global South? • What does the future likely hold for the Global South?

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