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The rich North and the poor The rich North and the poor SouthSouth
the rich North: the USA, western Europe
the poor South: most of Africa, Asia, South America
The poor South – developing The poor South – developing countriescountries
low standard of living conditions,low standard of production,technological backwardness,dominance of agriculture (often
backward),export based mainly on natural resources
(low prices),75-90% of population live in the country
usually in primitive conditions.
Income per capita in Income per capita in
developing countries is developing countries is 8080 times lower than income per times lower than income per
capita of the rich North capita of the rich North Americans Americans
past colonialism (exploitation of natural resources and the low paid labour),
abolishion of colonialism hasn’t changed much: still traditonal, backward agriculture (mainly coffee, tea, tropical fruit, cane, cocoa, cotton,etc.)
low prices of exported products and high prices paid for the imported ones,
wars (antagonisms between tribes, e.g. Rwanda, Congo (conflict between two ethnic groups Tutsi and Hutu); Sudan (conflict between black and Muslim populations), etc.
Aid for the poor Aid for the poor countriescountries
Financial help- directed to the governments of the poor countries
Platform for trade with poor Platform for trade with poor countriescountriesFair Trade- a financial
relationship between producers, sellers, and consumers on the principle of equity within the exchange of goods.
ensuring humane working conditions,
fair prices,ensuring children’s
rights