global South

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The global South refers to the less economically developed regions of Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania that share histories of colonialism and ongoing struggles for economic and social justice in the global system.

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Label Occurrences
Global South 23
global South canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf development studies concept
geopolitical concept
postcolonial studies concept
socioeconomic category
alsoKnownAs Global South
linked to: global South
contrastsWith global North
critiquedFor internal heterogeneity
overgeneralization
potential essentialism
emergedAsTermIn late 20th century
excludesRegion Australia
Japan
New Zealand
North America
most of Western Europe
hasCharacteristic demographic growth
development challenges
diverse cultures and societies
greater economic vulnerability
higher levels of poverty
historical experiences of colonialism
lower average income levels
lower levels of industrialization
political marginalization in global governance
postcolonial dependency
structural inequality in the world economy
youthful populations
hasDemographicPattern large informal settlements
rapid urbanization
rural–urban migration
hasEconomicPattern export dependence on primary commodities
informal economies
limited access to capital markets
structural adjustment legacies
vulnerability to commodity price shocks
hasEnvironmentalIssue biodiversity loss
climate change vulnerability
deforestation
desertification
pollution from extractive industries
water scarcity
hasHistoricalRoot Atlantic slave trade
Cold War alignments
European colonial expansion
decolonization movements
imperialism
hasInstitutionalRepresentation ASEAN
African Union
BRICS
CELAC
Group of 77
linked to: G77

Non-Aligned Movement
SAARC
hasPoliticalRole bloc in international negotiations
collective voice in global governance debates
hasStruggle access to healthcare
climate justice
decolonization of knowledge
economic justice
education access
fair trade terms
food security
infrastructure development
political self-determination
reform of global financial institutions
social justice
sovereign debt relief
technology transfer
includesRegion Africa
Asia
Caribbean
Latin America
Oceania
playsRoleIn United Nations negotiations
World Trade Organization negotiations
climate change negotiations under UNFCCC
relatedConcept North–South divide
South–South cooperation
Third World
dependency theory
developing countries
emerging economies
global inequality
least developed countries
non-aligned movement
periphery
postcolonial theory
postcolonial world
semi-periphery
world-systems theory
replacedTerm Third World in many contexts
usedInField anthropology
climate justice discourse
development economics
environmental politics
geography
global health
international relations
sociology

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Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States regionServed Global South
linked to: global South
Department of Development Sociology hasFocusRegion Global South
linked to: global South
350.org operatesIn global South
Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development focusesOn Global South
linked to: global South
I Will Not Dance to Your Beat hasPerspective Global South
linked to: global South
NoVo Foundation worksInRegion Global South
linked to: global South
Trade and Development Report hasPerspective Global South
linked to: global South
Caribbean Centre for Development Administration geopoliticalContext Global South
linked to: global South
Langham Partnership International focus Global South
linked to: global South
Can the Subaltern Speak? addressesGroup global South
Middle East and Africa locatedIn Global South
linked to: global South
Quartz Media hasRegionalFocus global South
King Baudouin Foundation focusArea Global South
linked to: global South
Witness operatesIn Global South
linked to: global South
LACRALO geographicFocus Global South
linked to: global South
Arab Coordination Group regionServed Global South
linked to: global South
New Development Bank regionServed global South
subject linked to: NDB
Department of Housing, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi regionFocus Global South
subject linked to: Department of Housing
linked to: global South
ACT Alliance operatesIn Global South
linked to: global South
African Communist regionOfCoverage Global South
linked to: global South
Anglican realignment geographicSupportBase Global South
linked to: global South
Association of Small Island States hasPoliticalAlignment Global South
linked to: global South
South–South cooperation hasRegion Global South
subject linked to: SSC
linked to: global South
Sharjah Biennial regionServed Global South
linked to: global South
Political Council of ALBA locatedIn Global South
subject linked to: Political Council
linked to: global South
global South alsoKnownAs Global South
linked to: global South