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How has the Global South been affected by the Global North specifically within the region of Central & South America?
Influence of Coca-Cola with the indigenous communities in Mexico
Coca-Cola, which has operated in Mexico for 88 years, is one of the country's largest employers, generating more than 90,000 direct jobs and 800,000 indirect jobs.
People are migrating to city and urban areas. While these areas become more populated, environmental hazards and risk increase due to direct consequences of climate change. People of lower income, the elderly and disabled are more at risk, especially in poor neighborhoods and communities.
Africa is perceived to be a place full of war and famine, but in reality it is an extremely valuable continent for first world countries because of the significant amount of resources creating sustainability and stability for other countries.
First world countries and multinational corperations claim that Africa needs our help for development. Giving billions of dollars to Africa does sound bad but in reality, more is take out of Africa than is being invested in.
"While African countries receive around $19 billion (£14 billion) in aid in the form of grants, $68 billion (£53 billion) is taken out in capital flight." - Oscar Rickett
African governments are essentially controlled by multinational corporations that force them into confiscating their people's lands for crops, opening up mining facilities to extract resources, and using cheap labor to make the most profit. These companies claim to give jobs and opportunities for the people but it's government corruption by corporations and greed.
This section ties back to colonialism in how powerful corporations and countries dominate and exploit less fortunate ones. The reverse manifest destiny is how the more fortunate come in and spread their ways to try to help, but isn't this way at all since it's coming in and stealing and ruining the livelihoods of them.
The United States have impacted Europe and Asia's ability to produce Resources, Create sustainable Energy sources and build a powerful military power.
"Regionally, Asia and Europe accounted for 70% of the U.S. active-duty military presence worldwide in 2016. Asian countries had the highest share of overseas troops (38%), while around a third were deployed to Europe (32%)." (pewresearch.org)
"The United States, with less than 5 % of the global population, uses about a quarter of the world’s fossil fuel resources—burning up nearly 25 % of the coal, 26 % of the oil, and 27 % of the world’s natural gas." (worldwatch.org)
"The United States seeks to promote the development of clean-energy technologies throughout Europe and Eurasia; make reforms necessary to create stable, reliable, and transparent energy markets; modernize infrastructure; diversify energy supply; boost energy efficiency; and cooperate on new projects." (americanprogress.org, 2010)