The Following Three Concepts Describe How the World Has Been Divided According to the Levels of Development. Discuss the Origins and Validity of These Concepts: Third World/South, North (West/First World), Development
Assignment no 02
Course : DVA1501
Due date : 22 March 2013
Title: the following three concepts describe how the world has been divided according to the levels of development. Discuss the origins and validity of these concepts.
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Third world/south and North(West/first world)
3. Development
4. Referencing
Introduction
In this assignment the three concepts will be discussed, defined according to the levels of the development. Third world will be defined and discussed together with the first world and development. Third world is the developing countries or poor countries and first world are the developed countries or rich countries. Characteristics affecting the third world will be discussed. Countries belonging to the third world and first world will be named. Factors affecting the development in the third world will be identified.
Third world/South , North (West/First world) and Development
Third World /South countries are the developing countries. Third world was a term originally used to distinguish nations that were involved during the cold war. Third world countries are the developing countries or poor countries but today the term is used to show nations with the smallest UN Human Development index (HDI) in the world, independent of their political status. In some other countries the term Third World is disliked because it implies the false notion that those countries are not part of the global economic system. Some other countries noted that the underdevelopment of Africa during the cold war was influenced or even caused by most powerful nations of the time, these nations could largely be divided into capitalist state in the west on the one hand and communist states in the east on the other.
Many third world countries are located in Africa, Asia and South America, they are the colonised nations. The poor, developing or third world countries are South
Course : DVA1501
Due date : 22 March 2013
Title: the following three concepts describe how the world has been divided according to the levels of development. Discuss the origins and validity of these concepts.
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Third world/south and North(West/first world)
3. Development
4. Referencing
Introduction
In this assignment the three concepts will be discussed, defined according to the levels of the development. Third world will be defined and discussed together with the first world and development. Third world is the developing countries or poor countries and first world are the developed countries or rich countries. Characteristics affecting the third world will be discussed. Countries belonging to the third world and first world will be named. Factors affecting the development in the third world will be identified.
Third world/South , North (West/First world) and Development
Third World /South countries are the developing countries. Third world was a term originally used to distinguish nations that were involved during the cold war. Third world countries are the developing countries or poor countries but today the term is used to show nations with the smallest UN Human Development index (HDI) in the world, independent of their political status. In some other countries the term Third World is disliked because it implies the false notion that those countries are not part of the global economic system. Some other countries noted that the underdevelopment of Africa during the cold war was influenced or even caused by most powerful nations of the time, these nations could largely be divided into capitalist state in the west on the one hand and communist states in the east on the other.
Many third world countries are located in Africa, Asia and South America, they are the colonised nations. The poor, developing or third world countries are South