developing country
Industrializing poor state
A developing country is a nation with lower industrialization, income levels, and living standards compared to wealthier nations.
The term replaced "third world" and "underdeveloped country" as more neutral alternatives.
Critics note that "developing" implies progress toward a Western model that may not fit all contexts.
International aid often targets developing countries.
Severe lack of resources
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- GDPNational output abbreviation
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
microfinance · remittances · aid · debt · subsistence · unemployment · trade · exports
Support given freely
- NGOIndependent charitable organization
- IMFGlobal economic assistance organization
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- bilateralInvolving two parties
multilateral · donor · USAID · grassroots
Cultivation of land, livestock
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- farmingCultivating land for food
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
smallholder · livestock · drought · harvest · agrarian
All inhabitants combined
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- birthrateNewborns per capita measure
- overpopulationUnsustainable density of inhabitants
- migrationMovement to new territory
urbanization · rural · mortality · census
Industrial product creation
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
- productionMaking or generating something
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- workforceAll available workers
assembly · engineering · exports · sweatshop · outsourcing · supply-chain · industrialization
Dishonest abuse of power
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- reformImprove by correcting faults
governance · transparency · accountability · elections · decentralization · post-colonial
Systematic development of mind
- literacyAbility to read, write
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- nutritionBodily use of food
malnutrition · vaccination · empowerment · schooling · housing
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- GDPNational output abbreviation
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
infrastructure · microfinance · remittances · aid · debt · subsistence · unemployment · trade · exports · diversification
aid
Support given freely
- NGOIndependent charitable organization
- IMFGlobal economic assistance organization
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
bilateral · multilateral · donor · USAID · grassroots
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- farmingCultivating land for food
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
irrigation · smallholder · livestock · drought · harvest · agrarian
population
All inhabitants combined
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- birthrateNewborns per capita measure
- overpopulationUnsustainable density of inhabitants
migration · urbanization · rural · mortality · census
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
- productionMaking or generating something
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
workforce · assembly · engineering · exports · sweatshop · outsourcing · supply-chain · industrialization
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
reform · governance · transparency · accountability · elections · decentralization · post-colonial
education
Systematic development of mind
- literacyAbility to read, write
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
nutrition · malnutrition · vaccination · empowerment · schooling · housing
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Economically advanced, industrialized nation
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