Core Periphery Model BY ZACHARY KRAUSMAN What is

Core Periphery Model BY: ZACHARY KRAUSMAN

What is the Core Periphery Model? �It was developed in 1963 by John Friedmann. �The core periphery model shows spatially how economic, political, and cultural authority is dispersed in core or dominant regions and the surrounding peripheral and semi-peripheral regions.

The Core Periphery Model

The Core �Countries in the Core: Europe (Not Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine), United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Japan, and South Korea. �Countries in the Core have: Higher Wages Healthcare More technologies Sufficient food, water, shelter, supplies, etc. Scientific Innovations �Core countries possess many advantages like humans or resources but can also exploit colonies that they have for resources.

The Periphery �Countries in the periphery are in Africa, South America, Asia (Not Japan or South Korea), and Russia. �Countries in the periphery have: Lower Wages Less technological advancements Reduced access to healthcare Sometimes insufficient food, water, shelter, etc. �There is massive population to keep up with the rural lifestyles that many in these countries have since they are lower in the Demographic Transition Model.

The Periphery Cont. �Countries in the Periphery are usually characterized as poor and many times families live in slums instead or rural areas. �There are low standards of living. �Despite low living standards, there has been some improvement to several areas (mainly in China) that increase the lifestyle there. �Also, many people in the Periphery are moving from the rural lands into urban areas creating megacities.

Colonization and the Core Periphery Model �Many countries in the Core had or have colonies that they get resources from. �Britain had many African countries as colonies and used a lot of resources which has created come conflict. �Many countries like this got resources from the colony, processed it, and then sold it back to the periphery countries. �The damage done by the Core countries have left the Periphery countries so far behind that it may be impossible to now compete in the global market.

Core-Periphery Conflicts �The Demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. �The border of the United States and Mexico to prevent illegal immigrants. �Air and naval patrols between various countries �Superimposed boundaries in many countries has created massive conflict as well. �Not just global but local conflicts between wages and more.

Core Periphery Model