North-South

North

After WW2 there was a steady increase of economic growth in First World countries (Canada, US, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand & Japan)

South

South – steady decline in social standards, loss of political and economic influences and an increasing number of poor and powerless citizens

Paradox

in a world that possesses the resources to sustain all of its citizens comfortably, 2/3 were living in poverty and hunger. The rest flourished. Something had to be done.

Purpose of the Unit To examine: What relationship existed between the countries

of the North and those of the South by the end of the 20th century? How rich were the rich and how poor were the poor?

How do we measure health, wealth and happiness in terms that all can understand?

The Meatrix Background – Created in 2003 in order to

showcase the implications of factory farming. Why show this? The Meatrix provides one simple

way to look at how the North-South Gap exists in our world. Rich North American Corporations are the owners of these factory farms, which results to less local farms which thus leads to economic implications for farmers in third world countries, and beyond. These farms exist to produce more food, yet 850 million people are suffering from chronic hunger.

The Meatrix http://www.themeatrix.com/?video=u4_pzPr

MTrs

Reflection Questions Marked out of 5 What examples/events do you know of

about the North-South Gap? How would factory farming play a role in

this gap? How does factory farming link to poverty?

(Refer to the Poverty and Hunger handout)