POL208Y1 Lecture Notes - Four Asian Tigers, Demographic Transition, Free Trade
11 Jun 2013
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Global south/less developed countries/3 rd countries, have a diverse concept since 60s, since then most of the 3rd worlds have improved greatly. About one billion people live in poverty without access to basic nutrition or healthcare, concentrated in africa, failed in. The average income in south asia on 2 billion is 2700/year. Every 6 second a child dies as a result of malnutrition. One in eight worldwide are chronically under nourished. Economic growth on foundation, society must meet basic human needs. Health care is another crucial component, according to unicef, 1/7 child world wide lack access to health care, and 1/5 have safe drinking waterbut health care isn"t expensive less than 5 for a person in one year. The most deadliest diseases raises from 5 50%; polio, hiv, Since the 90s, and despite the hiv aids epidemic, help in global south have improved, unicef, and other foundations.
