Introduction

Abstract

The following three subchapters describe the relevance and purpose of this thesis, its underlying objectives and research questions, as well as its structure. Here, just as in the following chapters, the terms “Global South” and “Global North” will be applied instead of “developing countries,” “emerging countries,” and “developed countries.” The terms “Global South” and “Global North” will thereby not be understood as geographical assignments, but rather as an attempt to neutrally describe different positions of countries in a globalized world.