Beyond the North-South divide: The two tales of world poverty
Beyond the North-South divide: The two tales of world poverty
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DOI：
10.1080/01436599913523
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发表时间：
1999-08
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2
通讯作者：
J. Thérien
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作者：
J. Thérien
在超过一代人的时间里，南北差距一直是解释世界贫困的核心。然而，近年来，南北分析框架被两种相互竞争的方法所颠覆：“布雷顿森林范式”和“联合国范式”。两种方法都强调全球化的影响，但他们在世界观、对贫困决定因素的解释和政治平台上有很大的不同。简而言之，根据“布雷顿森林范式”，富人和穷人之间的差距正在缩小，而从“联合国范式”的角度来看，贫富差距正在扩大。尽管“布雷顿森林模式”目前享有更大程度的政治支持，但“联合国模式”提供了关于世界贫困的最连贯的替代叙述。因此，由于它们构成了一场未解决的辩论中的主要论点，这两种方法可以一起进行有效的研究。
For more than a generation the North-South divide was central to the explanation of world poverty. In recent years, however, the North-South analytical framework has been upset by the emergence of two competing approaches: the 'Bretton Woods paradigm' and the 'UN paradigm'. Both approaches emphasise the impact of globalisation, but they differ considerably in their world-views, interpretations of the determinants of poverty and political platforms. In short, according to the 'Bretton Woods paradigm', the gap between the haves and the have-nots is in the process of being narrowed, whereas, from the point of view of the 'UN paradigm', the rich-poor divide is growing wider. In spite of the greater degree of political support currently enjoyed by the 'Bretton Woods paradigm', the 'UN paradigm' offers the most coherent alternate narrative on world poverty. Therefore, because they comprise the main theses in an unresolved debate, these two approaches can fruitfully be examined together.