SOCI 100 Lecture Notes - Social Conflict, Individualism, Natural Resource
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Post wwii: first world: high income, industrial, second world: socialist, third world: non-industrialized, low income. Present: high, middle, low income countries, decide on basis of economic development, not political systems. See map 9-1, p231: economic development in global perspective, high, middle, low income countries, low income mostly in africa, distribution of income. See map 9-1, p234: wealth and well-being in global perspective. 2010: 18% world s people (1. 2 billion) live in wealth income us #13,000-35,000. Where: north america, europe, australia, western europe, japan (60 countries) Enjoy 60% of world s income shows imbalance. High-technology (industrial and information economy), urbanized, control world s financial markets. Where: latin and south america, former socialist countries, china (101 countries) 14% world s people 15% of world s land less than ,000/year. Mostly peasant farming live in cities. Massive poverty, disease and hunger are common. Technology: of people in low income countries use human or animal power to farm land.
