2006-06-14 07:27:20 · 9 answers · asked by luismeza 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The three "worlds" were those allied to the US and Western Europe who choose capitalist representative "democracies", those allied to the USSR who choose state controlled "communist" regimes and every other country was the "third world." You did not have to be poor to be in the third world, but not having a superpower as your ally tended to make you poor.
2006-06-14 07:31:51 · answer #1 · answered by tman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The standard American political science definition is this: the USA is the first world, the former Soviet Union is the second world, and ALL other countries are third world. However, the USSR no longer exists, and it's not PC to call Canada a 3rd world country, and such.
Currently, 3rd world is used in a more loose fashion, and applied derogatorily to mean those nations which experience great amounts of poverty, and have little capital.
2006-06-14 14:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by Paul S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mainly the former USSR and China.
INteresting to note that a fourth world country term is being considered for thrid world countries that are really really behind.
2006-06-14 14:29:19 · answer #3 · answered by Lupin IV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The countries where people live in a good standart of life with some problems and economies stable enough to develope new scopes for employee
2006-06-14 14:37:57 · answer #4 · answered by guide_efe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the second world used to be the Communist countries. I am not sure there are any NOW.
2006-06-14 14:31:15 · answer #5 · answered by mike c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Communists
2006-06-14 14:29:00 · answer #6 · answered by ysk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's like mexico, and ones that are kinda modernized, but poor and not fully up to 1st world yet.
2006-06-14 14:30:32 · answer #7 · answered by slee z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russia and China
2006-06-15 02:58:43 · answer #8 · answered by B. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ones between us and them.
2006-06-14 14:30:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋