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North South Relations
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The Human Face of PovertyBorn on the same day:
Nthabiseng – Poor, black, African girl
– Rural area, 700 miles from Cape Town, South Africa
– To an illiterate mother
Pieter– African, while, well-off family
– Born in Cape Town
– To a college-educated mother
Sven – Born to an average Swedish family
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Prospects in life
Nthabiseng Pieter Sven
Chace of dying during first year 12.20% 3% 0.30%Expects to live 50 68 80Years in school 1 12 11.4Access to loans no yes yesMath score NA 263 500
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Poverty
Over 1bn. People live on less than a dollar/day
Poor access to water, sanitation, food, health care
Situation has improve in some areas, but not in others
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Growing Income Disparities
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Marxism
Structure of capitalism:– Means of production
– Relations of production:
» capital owns means of production
» Exploitation of labor ->class struggle
Superstructure of capitalism– Ideology, legal, political system
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Lenin on Imperialism
Capitalism leads to imperialism – Drive for capital accumulation and access to natural resources
– States serve the interests of capital
Imperialist powers divide the world Use colonies for resource extraction Perpetuate class inequality across the globe
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Dependency Theory
Capitalism perpetuates dependency relations between– The Core/North and
– The Periphery/South
Result: underdevelopment
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Poverty Mapping: Distribution of Income Groups
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Poverty MappingDoctors per population
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Infant Mortality
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Women, Education, and Infrant Mortality
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Sources of Poverty
Historical core-periphery relations?
Contemporary core-periphery relations?
Weak domestic institutions and policies?
Climate?
Disease?
All of the above->vicious circle?
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Structural Solutions?
Import substitution: Brazil 1970s, 1980s
State-facilitated industrialization and trade: – The Asian Tigers
Liberalization: “the Golden Straightjacket”?