3 levels of development
There were not always three levels of economic development. At one time it was divided into the Eastern bloc and the Western bloc. After World War II, people started using the terms "First World" and "Second World", but with so many gray areas another designation was needed. In the 1950's the specification of "Third World" was added. Even now, with so many countries that lie somewhere in the middle, these are the three levels still in use.
The “First World” countries are the countries that are the most industrialized. This would include a GDP per capita greater than $15,000, or higher. There are fewer “First World” countries as compared to “Second World”, due to the higher requirements needed referred to as a “First World” country. First world countries are in North America, Western Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
2006-09-18
15:10:55
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“Second World” countries include all of the countries lying in the middle. It was not always common for people to refer to the nations within the Soviet Union’s sphere as “Second World”. Beside the Soviet Union, satellite governments working closely with Moscow ran most of Eastern Europe. The “Second World” may or may not also refer to the Communist countries whose leadership was at odds with Moscow. The “Second World is defined of having developed planned economies.
The “Third World” is a term first made up in 1952 by a French demographer, Alfred Sauvy during the French revolution. “Third World” later became a synonym of these nations that aligned themselves with neither the West nor the Soviet Bloc during the Cold War. So the Non-Aligned Movement was created after the 1955 Bandung Conference. But today the term is frequently used to denote nation with low (HDI). The term Global South, less wealthy nations, developing countries, least developed
2006-09-18
15:11:18 ·
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But today the term is frequently used to denote nation with low (HDI). The term Global South, less wealthy nations, developing countries, least developed countries and the Majority World have become more popular where the term “third world” is to be out of date.
There has not always been three levels of economic development. At one time the world was divided into two bloc’s the Eastern and the Western. After World War II people used the terms “First” and “Second” Worlds, but with a lot of countries falling somewhere in the middle another term was needed. Later on the “Third World” was added to the other two. Now even with the three world classifications, there are still countries that lie somewhere in the middle.
2006-09-18
15:11:46 ·
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2006-09-18
15:24:10 ·
update #3