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Understanding the Developing World: Patterns and Challenges

Explore the similarities among developing countries, debate the Third World label's relevance, and delve into factors like colonialism, underdevelopment, inequality, and modernization. Discuss the impact of population growth, wealth distribution, political freedom, and conflicts in these regions.

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Understanding the Developing World: Patterns and Challenges

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  1. The Developing World

  2. How similar are the countries of the developing world? Is the term “Third World” a valid blanket term?

  3. Characterizing the Other World 1. Dependence on Western Powers (colonialism and neo-colonialism) 2. Delayed Modernization 3. Population explosion 4. Underdevelopment 5. Unequal distribution of wealth 6. Lack of Political Freedom 7. Violence and Conflict

  4. Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism

  5. Colonialism in Asia

  6. Colonialism in the Americas

  7. Colonialism in the Middle East

  8. Why Colonialism? Religious and Cultural Motives Economic Motives Strategic Motives Surplus Population Motive Prestige Motives

  9. Neo-colonialism?

  10. Delayed Modernization • Modernization Theory • 1. Traditional Society • 2. Preconditions for “Take-off” • 3. Take-off • 4. Maturation • 5. High mass consumption W.W. Rostow Stages of Economic Growth (1960)

  11. Will the world population explosion crush us all? Why does poverty lead to population increases?

  12. Geo-Political Map of the World

  13. Re-scaled by world population

  14. Abortion Laws Around the World Do you support China’s one-child policy as a solution to overpopulation? Are there other ways to prevent overpopulation?

  15. Re-scaled by GDP What factors may account for chronic underdevelopment? Can anything be done about them to promote economic development?

  16. Re-scaled for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  17. Energy Consumption (Including Oil)

  18. People Living With HIV/AIDS

  19. GDP Density = GDP per capita x pop per square km

  20. MacDonald’s Global Expansion Does capitalism do more harm or more good for the developing world? Can poor people prosper when a wage economy is introduced? Should the other world be held to the same labor standards as in the developed world?

  21. Satellite Image of Earth at Night

  22. Poverty and Global Conflict

  23. Post-Colonialism, Nationalism, and Terrorism Is the Developing World Converging toward the West Or is it moving along a different path? Developing World vs. Other World

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