What is the Brandt line?-(North/South Divide)?
The “Brandt Line” refers to a visual depiction of the premise of the North-South divide as outlined in the Brandt Report (1980), named for the former West German Chancellor, Willy Brandt, that suggests primarily that a great chasm in standard of living exists between the North-South divide and advocates development of the Third World; the North of the world above the Brandt Line being extremely wealthy due to their successful trade in manufactured goods, whereas the countries in the South of the Brandt Line suffer poverty in trade of intermediate goods, where the export incomes are low. It encircles the world at a latitude of 30° N, passing between North and Central America, north of Africa and India, but lowered towards the south to include Australia and New Zealand above the line. http://upload.wikimedia.
