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North South Relations 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 Prospects in life 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 Growing Income Disparities 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 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 Dependency Theory Capitalism perpetuates dependency relations between The Core/North and The Periphery/South Result: underdevelopment Poverty Mapping: Distribution of Income Groups Poverty MappingDoctors per population Infant Mortality Women, Education, and Infrant Mortality Sources of Poverty Historical core-periphery relations? Contemporary core-periphery relations? Weak domestic institutions and policies? Climate? Disease? All of the above-vicious circle? Structural Solutions? Import substitution: Brazil 1970s, 1980s State-facilitated industrialization and trade: The Asian Tigers Liberalization: “the Golden Straightjacket”? Le Monde Diplomatique Page * Page *