Global “development” decolonization and sustained inequity
Global “development”decolonization and sustained inequity
colonial map -- globe 1800
colonial map globe -- 1900
Within Europe
military build up
middle class grew
peasant revolts
nationalism grew
after World War I: 1920
after World War II: 1945
post-war shifts (1940s)
emphasis on nation/states
conscious shift to global economy/institutions
trade alliance focus
decolonization (1940s-1970s)
resistance and persistence
emphasis on nation-making
internal/external disagreements
cold war globe
development paradigm
Align former colonies with main super powers
Created global economic standards
“aid” -- money/loans
dictators, military, export infrastructure
escalated poverty
Created: underdeveloped to developed
make poverty history
analysis: aid and development
In the ad:
where does “extreme poverty” come from? what are its causes?
who has the solutions?
who is the “we” making change?
what is the change?
does the address or attempt to change the structures
“aid”