Why Nations Put to Sea: Technology and the Changing Character of Sea Power in the Twenty-First Century by Kevin L. Falk

Author:Kevin L. Falk [Falk, Kevin L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: International, Economics & Trade, Peace, Political Science, Business & Economics, Security (National & International)
ISBN: 9781138324237
Google: xcxmDwAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 52629915
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2000-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

RICH AND POOR NATIONS

Nations that industrialized early (symbolized by Britain, Germany, and the United States) have consistently maintained their relative technological lead over industrially developing latecomers. A hierarchy of economically successful states has been firmly established by industrialization—few states have made significant advancement toward the top of the hierarchy after beginning near the bottom. Notable exceptions to this rule are Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. For the vast majority of economically unsuccessful states, their relative poverty appears to be permanent. Due to the geographic locations of these groups, the global economic division is commonly referred to as the North-South gap. Some states defy an easy placement into either the developed or non-developed categories. Nation-states like Russia, India, and China could conceivably be placed into an economically less developed category when they are compared with advanced states like Germany and Japan. Nonetheless, these states have overall economies and technological prowess this is light-years ahead of non-developed economic basket cases. Also, by comparison to many non-developed states, these states have relatively stable political institutions.169

People in developed states enjoy an average annual income of roughly $11,000—people in underdeveloped states average a dismal $190 annually. Citizens from industrialized nations like the United States can expect to live for about 76 years. Citizens from poorly industrialized nations can assume that they will live for just 52 on average.170 One implication of the international economic system is that citizens of the non-developed states feel no compulsion to support the status quo. Indeed, they feel quite oppressed by the current political and economic world arrangement.

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