The term Global South refers to various countries that were previously referred to as the Third World, Developing World, or Underdeveloped World. This article explores the meaning and history of the term, highlighting the common geopolitical and economic similarities among these nations.
IT’S a term that’s used ever more readily, even if some of us remain unsure as to its real meaning. I’m talking about the Global South . For those unfamiliar with its usage, it refers to those various countries around the world that have in the past sometimes been pejoratively referred to as the “ Third World , “ Developing World ,” or “ Underdeveloped World ”.
The use of the word “South” signifies that most – though certainly not all – are in the Southern Hemisphere, mainly in Africa, Asia and Latin America.China and India, two of the largest countries that fall under the designation for example, lie entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning that the term is more about a mix of certain common geopolitical and economic similarities between the nations that make up the Global South. Perhaps a better way of understanding the past identity of some of these countries is to say that for centuries during the days of imperial, colonial and post-colonial rule, many were the kinds of places that we here in the West had no compunction in ripping off or milking dry for all they were worth. It didn’t matter whether it was vast lucrative swathes of natural resources, cheap or slave labour, such countries in the eyes of the world’s superpowers during those times, were viewed as easily pliable cash cow
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