The terms are not strictly geographical, and are not "an image of the world divided by the equator, separating richer countries from their poorer counterparts." Rather, geography should be more readily understood as … See more

The first use of Global South in a contemporary political sense was in 1969 by Carl Oglesby, writing in Catholic journal Commonweal in a special issue on the Vietnam War. Oglesby argued that centuries of northern "dominance over the global south […] … See more

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

Some economists have argued that international free trade and unhindered capital flows across countries could lead to a contraction in the North–South divide. In this case more equal trade and flow of capital would allow the possibility for developing … See more

Digital and technological divide
The global digital divide is often characterized as corresponding to the north–south divide; … See more

Being categorized as part of the "North" implies development as opposed to belonging to the "South", which implies a lack thereof. … 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 complicate the idea of a monolithic South. Globalization has also challenged the … See more