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Organizing the World “The world as you’ve never seen it”. How many countries in the world?. Why is this a hard question to answer? The UN has 193 member nations (as of 2011) Canada was one of the original 51 members in 1945 Switzerland didn’t join until 2002
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How many countries in the world? Why is this a hard question to answer? The UN has 193 member nations (as of 2011) Canada was one of the original 51 members in 1945 Switzerland didn’t join until 2002 Which country was the most recent member? South Sudan (2011) Is this everyone? Palestine and The Holy See (The Pope) permanent observer status, but not officially member states.
Progression of Organization • Two-Worlds • Developed vs. Undeveloped • North vs. South • Three Worlds • First/Second/Third • Developed/Newly Industrializing/Developing • Five Worlds • First/Second/Third/Fourth/Fifth
2-World Model Economically Developed vs. Undeveloped
2-World Model • Economically Developed (Core) • Former European powers • UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain etc. • North American (new world) • USA, Canada • Undeveloped (Periphery) • Former European colonies • Asia, Africa, South America
North and South Most Developed Countries appear to be in the northern hemisphere (with a few exceptions)
Three Worlds Developed in the 1950’s, based on economic development and political system; Cold War era • First World (developed core) - capitalist countries • UK, Canada, USA, Japan etc. • Second World – communist countries • USSR (Russia and satellites), China, Poland, Cuba • Third World – same as two-world “periphery” • Not involved in WWII, under-developed
Three Worlds – Take Two Entirely economic perspective • Developed (industrial or service--based economies) • Newly Industrializing (moving from agriculture to industry) • Developing (agriculturally based economies)
Five Worlds More specific and accurate way to categorize the nations of the world
First World – most developed countries - North America, Western Europe, Aus/NZ, Japan Second World – former communist (transitioning to capitalism) - Russia, China, Hungary Third – rapidly developing economies to first world levels - Eastern Europe, Brazil, Mexico Fourth – very early stages of transition to more developed status (one or two developed cities) -Indonesia, Egypt Fifth – no evidence of transition to development (worsening in some cases) -Dem. Rep Congo, Haiti, Zimbabwe