In summary, for long the North has acted to exploit the South for its own benefit. Arguably the current era sees exploitation still much alive through various international institutions. However, the poverty of the South cannot be solely blamed to policies and actions of the North, whether current or historical, as it is largely also due to the policies and actions of the South. Moreover, the division due to policies of the North (FDI, globalisation etc.) are making the division increasingly obsolete.