Global South

or glob·al south

[ gloh-buhl south ]

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noun

the low- or middle-income countries located in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania; Third World:
The article argues that poverty in the Global South stems from European exploitation of its natural resources.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1965–70; not literally referring to the Southern Hemisphere, but continuing the 20th century contrasts between the wealthy industrial north and the poverty-stricken agricultural south, and probably beginning with Antonio Gramsci’s essay “The Southern Question” (1926), in which he argued southern Italy had, in effect, been colonized by capitalists from northern Italy

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"As we all navigate the transition to cleaner energy for our planet and energy security for our citizens, summits such as these are of vital importance in facilitating shared learning between nations, particularly those in the global south and across the Commonwealth," King Charles wrote.

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It has pumped billions into a contentious trade and infrastructure programme, better known as the Belt and Road initiative, to shore up ties with the so-called Global South.

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Since President Trump took office, Western travelers trying to enter the United States have been getting a taste of what it can be like to be a traveler from the Global South.

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Everything is for sale in Alex Rivera’s 2008 sci-fi feature “Sleep Dealer,” in which young, expendable workers from the Global South plug into machines that power the international economy.

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So the Latino family uprooted because of the U.S. and CIA-backed civil war in El Salvador, coming here, giving birth to a son or a daughter, who then joins the armed forces and is dispatched back to the Global South.

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