Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Alan Beattie (FT) on why we should retire the term 'The #GlobalSouth': 'Countries are ...
Alan Beattie (FT) on why we should retire the term 'The #GlobalSouth':
'Countries are on a continuous spectrum of income, which incidentally does not line up neatly with other categories including equality, health, education, geopolitical allegiance, geography, religion or ethnicity. Arbitrarily pressing a subset of nations into a collective identity... obscures more than it illuminates. The label Global South is prejudicial and inaccurate & public debate would be better off without it'!
'Countries are on a continuous spectrum of income, which incidentally does not line up neatly with other categories including equality, health, education, geopolitical allegiance, geography, religion or ethnicity. Arbitrarily pressing a subset of nations into a collective identity... obscures more than it illuminates. The label Global South is prejudicial and inaccurate & public debate would be better off without it'!