GLOBAL DIVIDES

GLOBAL NORTH AND SOUTH

Learning Outcomes:
1. Define and differentiate Global North and Global South base on socio-
economic and political context.
2. Establish the reason behind such global classification or division.
3. Understand how this division impact in the navigational path towards socio-
economic and political development equitably by countries of the world.
4. Determine the effect of understanding global divisions in the Filipino society
and self as a learner in the 21st century with the pandemic as the backdrop.
INTRODUCTION
In the1980s, the Brandt Line  was developed  as a way of showing how
the world was geographically split into relatively richer and poorer nations. 
Richer countries are almost all located in the Nothern Hemisphere, poorer
countries are mostly located in tropical regions in the South Hemisphere.
The terms North and South, when used in a global context,
are alternative designations for "developed" and "developing" countries.
The North-South divide is broadly considered as socio-economic and political
divide.
North & South Defined
The North and South Divide is a socio-economic and political categorization of countries.
The Cold War era generalization places countries into two distinct  groups; The North and
South.
The North is comprised of all First World countries and most Second World countries
while the South is comprised of Third World countries.
This categorization ignores the geographic  position of countries with some countries in
the southern hemisphere such as Australia and New Zealand being labeled as part of the
North.
GLOBAL NORTH VS. SOUTH
Global North
United States, Canada, western Europe, outermost regions of the European
Union
Developed parts of Asia (South Korea, Japan and Singapore), Australia and
New Zealand.
G8 (France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, the US, Canada and
Russia) and four of the P5 members of UN Security Council.
GLOBAL NORTH VS. SOUTH
Global South
 Most countries are in Asia and Africa
 Philippines, Malaysia, Haiti, Lebanon, Chad
 Latin America, Brazil
 Developing Asia including Middle East
North South
Divide
GLOBAL NORTH
The Global North (are quarter of the world population) refers to developed
societies of Europe and North America, which are characterized by established
democracy , wealth, technological advancement, political stability, aging
population, growth and dominance of world trade and politics.
GLOBAL NORTH PROBLEMS
Overconsumption and food wastage

Widespread poverty (Ireland and UK specifically)

Expensive health care

Increasing rate of mental health problem

GLOBAL SOUTH
The Global South (the developing countries)- 3 quarters  of the world
population – represents mainly agrarian economies in Africa, India, China, Latin
America, and others that are not as economically sound and politically stable as
their Global North counterparts and found to be characterized by turmoil, war,
conflict,  poverty, anarchy and tyranny (Odeh, 2010).
GLOBAL SOUTH PROBLEMS
Contemporary global capitalism - is an economic system in which private
individuals or businesses own capital goods. ... Today, most countries practice a
mixed capitalist system that includes some degree of government regulation of
business and ownership of select industries.
Neo-colonialism -  is the practice of using economics, globalization, cultural
imperialism and conditional aid to influence a country instead of the
previous colonial methods of direct military control (imperialism) or indirect
political control (hegemony).
Labor conditions
Globalization, global health governance, health and prevention needs
Market liberalization
THE GREAT DIVIDE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT is not the only way to measure progress per
Human Development Index. There are other factors, namely: life expectancy and
education.
Reasons for Development Gap:
Historical                         Globalization              Neo-colonialism
Wars                                 Lack of Trade             Lack of Aid
Socio-economic               Abundance of Debt
ECONOMIC DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN NORTH & SOUTH
NORTH -  Industrial Revolutionized, they opposed slavery
 SOUTH - was a lot more rural, plantations, and small farms, slavery

United Nations (UN) addressed this by developing program dedicated to

narrowing the divide through its Millenium Development Goals through
improving health care, promoting gender equality and ensuring environmental
sustainability.
REASONS WHY THE WORLD IS
IS UNEQUAL TODAY
Colonialism
Trade
Debt
THANK YOU!