The terms "Global North" and "Global South" are not strictly geographical, and are not "an image of the world divided by the equator, separating richer countries from their poorer … See more

The development disparity between the North and the South has sometimes been explained in historical terms. Dependency theory looks back on … See more

Some economists have argued that international free trade and unhindered capital flows across countries could lead to a contraction in the … See more

Carl Oglesby used the term "global south" in 1969, writing in Catholic journal Commonweal in a special issue on the Vietnam War. … See more

The Dictionary of Human Geography defines development as "processes of social change or [a change] to class and state projects to transform national economies".
Economic development is a measure of progress in a … See more

The accuracy of the North–South divide has been challenged on a number of grounds. Firstly, differences in the political, economic and demographic make-up of countries tend to … See more

Digital and technological divide
The global digital divide is often characterized as corresponding to the north–south divide; however, Internet use, and especially See more