Global South

The concept of Global North and Global South (or North–South divide) is used to describe a grouping of countries along socio-economic and political characteristics. The Global South is a term often used to identify lower-income countries on one side of the so-called global North–South divide, the other side being the countries of the Global North (often equated with developed countries). As such, the term does not inherently refer to a geographical south; for example, most of the Global South is geographically within the Northern Hemisphere. The term as used by governmental and developmental organizations was first introduced as a more open and value-free alternative to "Third World" and similarly potentially "valuing" terms like developing countries. Countries of the Global South have been described as newly industrialized or in the process of industrializing, and frequently have a history of colonialism.The Global North correlates with Western Europe and Northern America, as well as Australia, Israel, Japan and New Zealand –while the South largely corresponds with the developing countries (previously called "Third World") in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (among others).

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