Scenarios about 'global south'
The term referring to nations in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania that share historical experiences of colonialism, economic inequality, and political marginalization in the global order. These regions have been historically disadvantaged in international power structures, often facing developmental challenges while simultaneously being sites of resistance, innovation, and alternative modernities. In alternate history scenarios, reimagining the trajectory of Global South nations often involves exploring decolonization outcomes, resource distribution, and geopolitical alignments that diverge from our timeline.
What If Decolonization Happened Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where European powers began dismantling their colonial empires in the aftermath of World War I rather than after World War II, fundamentally altering global development patterns and international relations.
What If Latin American Commodity Industries Diversified Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Latin American nations broke free from commodity dependence in the mid-20th century, fundamentally altering the region's economic development, political stability, and global position.
What If Structural Adjustment Programs Were Never Implemented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the controversial IMF and World Bank structural adjustment policies never reshaped developing economies in the 1980s and 1990s, potentially altering global economic development, debt relationships, and the trajectory of the Global South.
What If The International Debt Crisis of The 1980s Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where developing nations avoided the devastating debt crisis of the 1980s, potentially transforming global economic development and North-South relations for decades to come.
What If The Latin American Debt Crisis Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Latin American nations avoided the devastating debt crisis of the 1980s, potentially transforming the region's economic development, political stability, and global influence.