Emerging Global South. Development perspectives for Latin-American periphery

The periphery of the world-system – the "Global South" for us − has experienced a jump in its dynamism over the last decade, led by a group of countries, centered in East Asia, that have become the most dynamic of the system. Given this particular context, and from a comparative perspective of the dynamics of Latin America and East Asia, this paper explores some elements that seek to notice the scope of this emergency in terms of its potential to alter the structure of the global system and the possibilities that, in this context, arises for Latin-American development.

World-system; Global South; East Asia; Latin America