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Contents Series Introduction 6 CHAPTER 1: A World of Deprivation 9 CHAPTER 2: Decolonization and Newly Independent Nations 17 CHAPTER 3: The Cold War and Social Welfare 27 CHAPTER 4: The Global North and the Global South 39 CHAPTER 5: Today’s Globalizing World 47 Timeline 58 Further Research 60 Index 61 Photo Credits 63 About the Author and Advisor 64

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