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”