The latest classifications sorted by theIMF[1] and theUN[2]World map representingHuman Development Index categories (based on 2022 data, published in 2024)
There are controversies over the term's use, as some feel that it perpetuates an outdated concept of"us" and "them".[6] In 2015, the World Bank declared that the "developing/developed world categorization" had become less relevant and that they will phase out the use of that descriptor. Instead, their reports will present data aggregations for regions and income groups.[5][7] The term "Global South" is used by some as an alternative term to developing countries.
Developing countries often have lowermedian ages than developed countries.Population aging is a global phenomenon, but population age has risen more slowly in developing countries.[19]
Development aid or development cooperation is financialaid given by foreign governments and other agencies to support developing countries' economic, environmental, social, and politicaldevelopment. If theSustainable Development Goals which were set up byUnited Nations for the year 2030 are achieved, they would overcome many problems.
There are several terms used to classify countries into rough levels of development.[20] Classification of any given country differs across sources, and sometimes, these classifications or the specific terminology used is considered disparaging.
The World Bank classifies the world's economies into four groups, based ongross national income per capita calculated using theAtlas method, re-set each year on 1 July:[21]
The three groups that are not "high income" are together referred to as "low and middle income countries" (LMICs). For example, for the 2022 fiscal year, a low income country is defined as one with a GNI per capita less than 1,045 in current US$; a lower middle-income country is one with GNI per capita between 1,046 and 4,095 in current US$; an upper middle-income country is one with GNI per capita between 4,096 and 12,695 in current US$, and a high income country is one with GNI per capita of more than 12,696 in current US$.[22]Historical thresholds are documented.
The use of the term "market" instead of "country" usually indicates a specific focus on the characteristics of the countries'capital markets as opposed to the overall economy.
Under other criteria, some countries are at an intermediate stage of development, or, as theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) put it, following thefall of the Soviet Union, "countries in transition": all those ofCentral and Eastern Europe (including Central European countries that still belonged to the "Eastern Europe Group" in the UN institutions); the formerSoviet Union (USSR) countries in Central Asia (Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan andTurkmenistan); andMongolia. By 2009, the IMF'sWorld Economic Outlook classified countries as advanced, emerging, or developing, depending on "(1) per capita income level, (2) export diversification—so oil exporters that have high per capita GDP would not make the advanced classification because around 70% of its exports are oil, and (3) degree of integration into the global financial system".[27]
Multi-dimensional clustering system: with the understanding that different countries have different development priorities and levels of access to resources and institutional capacities[28] and to offer a more nuanced understanding of developing countries and their characteristics, scholars have categorized them into five distinct groups based on factors such as levels of poverty and inequality, productivity and innovation, political constraints and dependence on external flows.[29][30]
In general, the WTO accepts any country's claim of itself being "developing." Certain countries that have become "developed" in the last 20 years by almost all economic metrics, still insist to be classified as "developing country," as it entitles them to a preferential treatment at theWTO, countries such asBrunei,Hong Kong,Kuwait,Macao,Qatar,Singapore, and theUnited Arab Emirates have been cited and criticized for this self-declared status.[31]
Development can be measured by economic or human factors. Developing countries are, in general, countries that have not achieved a significant degree ofindustrialization relative to their populations, and have, in most cases, a medium to lowstandard of living. There is an association between low income and high population growth.[32] The development of a country is measured with statistical indices such as incomeper capita (per person),gross domestic product per capita,life expectancy, the rate of literacy, freedom index and others. The UN has developed theHuman Development Index (HDI), a compound indicator of some of the above statistics, to gauge the level of human development for countries where data is available. The UN had setMillennium Development Goals from a blueprint developed by all of the world's countries and leading development institutions, in order to evaluate growth.[33] These goals ended in 2015, to be superseded by theSustainable Development Goals.
Another important indicator is the sectoral changes that have occurred since the stage of development of the country. On an average, countries with a 50% contribution from thesecondary sector (manufacturing) have grown substantially. Similarly, countries with atertiary sector stronghold also see a greater rate ofeconomic development.
Dependency theory – the notion that resources flow from a "periphery" of poor and underdeveloped states to a "core" ofwealthy states, enriching the latter at the expense of the former
Postdevelopment theory – holds that the whole concept and practice ofdevelopment is a reflection of Western-Northern hegemony over the rest of the world
There is criticism for using the term "developing country". The term could imply inferiority of this kind of country compared with adeveloped country.[34] It could assume a desire to develop along the traditional Western model ofeconomic development which a few countries, such asCuba andBhutan, choose not to follow.[clarification needed][35] Alternative measurements such asgross national happiness have been suggested as important indicators.
One of the early criticisms that questioned the use of the terms "developing" and "underdeveloped" countries was voiced in 1973 by prominent historian and academicWalter Rodney who compared the economic, social, and political parameters between the United States and countries in Africa and Asia.[36][clarification needed]
There is "no established convention" for defining "developing country".[37] According toeconomistJeffrey Sachs, the current divide between thedeveloped and developing world is largely a phenomenon of the 20th century.[38][page needed] The late global health expertHans Rosling has argued against the terms, calling the concept "outdated" since the terms are used under the prerequisite that the world is divided in rich and poor countries, while the fact is that the vast majority of countries are middle-income.[6] Given the lack of a clear definition, sustainability expertMathis Wackernagel and founder ofGlobal Footprint Network, emphasizes that the binary labeling of countries is "neither descriptive nor explanatory".[39] Wackernagel identifies these binary terms of "developing" vs. "developed" countries, or "North" vs. "South", as "a thoughtless and destructive endorsement of GDP fetish."[39] Wackernagel and Rosling both argue that in reality, there are not two types of countries, but over 200 countries, all faced with the same laws of nature, yet each with unique features.[39][6]
The term "developing" refers to a current situation and not a changing dynamic or expected direction of development. Additionally, the term "developing world" is increasingly seen as outdated, suggesting a hierarchy and not accurately reflecting the diverse realities of the encompassed countries. This term includes 135 low- or middle-income countries, covering 84% of the global population, and is criticized for its imprecision. Historical and empirical evidence, like the varied infant mortality rates across these nations, underscores the flaws in a uniform classification. Alternatives such as regional or income-based categories (low-income to high-income) are advocated for, as they align better with the specific contexts of countries, supporting more effective policy formulation.[40]
Since the late 1990s, countries identified by the UN as developing countries tended to demonstrate higher growth rates than those in the developed countries category.[41]
To moderate theeuphemistic aspect of the word "developing",international organizations have started to use the termless economically developed country for the poorest nations – which can, in no sense, be regarded as developing. This highlights that the standard of living across the entire developing world varies greatly.
In 2015, theWorld Bank declared that the "developing / developed world categorization" had become less relevant, due to worldwide improvements in indices such as child mortality rates, fertility rates and extreme poverty rates.[5] In the 2016 edition of itsWorld Development Indicators (WDI), the World Bank made a decision to no longer distinguish between "developed" and "developing" countries in the presentation of its data, considering the two-category distinction outdated.[7] Accordingly, World Bank is phasing out use of that descriptor. Instead, the reports by Worldbank (such as the WDI and theGlobal Monitoring Report) now include data aggregations for the whole world, for regions, and for income groups – but not for the "developing world".[5][7]
The term "Global South" began to be used more widely since about 2004.[42][43] It can also include poorer "southern" regions of wealthy "northern" countries.[44] The Global South refers to these countries' "interconnected histories ofcolonialism,neo-imperialism, and differential economic and social change through which large inequalities in living standards, life expectancy, and access to resources are maintained".[45]
Economic classification of the world's countries and territories by theUNCTAD in 2023: the Global North (i.e.,developed countries) is highlighted in blue and the Global South (i.e., developing countries andleast developed countries) is highlighted in red.[46][47][48]
More specifically, the Global North consists of the world'sdeveloped countries, whereas the Global South consists of the world's developing countries andleast developed countries.[48][50] The Global South classification, as used by governmental and developmental organizations, was first introduced as a more open and value-free alternative to "Third World",[51] and likewise potentially "valuing" terms such as developed and developing. Countries of the Global South have also been described as being newlyindustrialized or in the process of industrializing. Many of them are current or former subjects ofcolonialism.[52]
The termThird World arose during theCold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with eitherNATO or theWarsaw Pact. TheUnited States,Canada,Taiwan,Japan,South Korea,Western European countries and other allies represented the "First World", while theSoviet Union,China,Cuba,North Korea,Vietnam, and their allies represented the "Second World". This terminology provided a way of broadly categorizing the nations of the Earth into three groups based on political divisions. Due to the complex history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition of the Third World.[53] Strictly speaking, "Third World" was a political, rather than economic, grouping.[54]
Many developing countries have only attained fullself-determination anddemocracy after the second half of the 20th century. Many were governed by an imperial European power untildecolonization. Political systems in developing countries are diverse, but most states had established some form ofdemocratic governments by the early 21st century, with varying degrees of success andpolitical liberty.[55] The inhabitants of developing countries were introduced to democratic systems later and more abruptly than their Northern counterparts and were sometimes targeted by governmental and non-governmental efforts to encourage participation. 'Effectivecitizenship' is defined bysociologistPatrick Heller as: "closing [the] gap between formal legal rights in the civil and political arena, and the actual capability to meaningfully practice those rights".[56]
Beyond citizenship, the study of the politics of cross-border mobility in developing countries has also shed valuable light inmigration debates, seen as a corrective to the traditional focus on developed countries.[57] Some political scientists identify a 'typology of nationalizing, developmental, and neoliberal migration management regimes' across developing countries.[58]
World regions by totalwealth (in trillions USD), 2018
Followingindependence anddecolonization in the 20th century, most developing countries had dire need of newinfrastructure,industry and economic stimulation. Many relied on foreign investment. This funding focused on improving infrastructure and industry, but led to a system of systemic exploitation.[citation needed] They exported raw materials, such asrubber, for a bargain. Companies based in theWestern world have often used the cheaper labor in developing countries for production.[59] The West benefited significantly from this system, but left developing countries undeveloped.
This arrangement is sometimes calledneocolonialism, meaning a system in which less-developed countries are taken advantage of by developed countries. It does not necessarily mean that former colonies are still controlled by their former colonizer; it refers to colonial-like exploitation. Developing countries are often helping further develop rich countries, rather than being developed themselves.[60] Several institutions have been established with the goal of putting an end to this system.[61] One of these institutions is theNew International Economic Order. They have a 'no-strings-attached' policy that promotes developing countries remaining or becoming self-sufficient. More specifically, they advocate sovereignty over natural resources and industrialization.
Coalitions of developing nations, like the NIEO, frequently lobby for parity in the world stage. The rise of China might imply the rise of theBRIC countries.[59]
Theglobal issues most often discussed by developing countries includeglobalisation, global health governance, health, and prevention needs. This is contrasted by issues developed nations tend to address, such as innovations in science and technology.[62]
Most developing countries have these criteria in common:[63][64]
High levels ofpoverty – measured based onGNI per capita averaged over three years. For example, if the GNI per capita is less than US$1,025 (as of 2018) the country is regarded as aleast developed country.[64]
Economic vulnerability (based on instability of agricultural production, instability of exports of goods and services, economic importance of non-traditional activities, merchandise export concentration, handicap of economic smallness, and the percentage of population displaced bynatural disasters). Among other challenges, developing countries have a higher risk of suffering a balance of payments crisis.[65]
According toUN-Habitat, around 33% of the urban population in the developing world in 2012, or about 863 million people, lived inslums.[66] In 2012, the proportion of urban population living in slums was highest in Sub-Saharan Africa (62%), followed by South Asia (35%), Southeast Asia (31%) and East Asia (28%).[66]: 127
The UN-Habitat reports that 43% of urban population in developing countries and 78% of those in the least developed countries live in slums.[67]
In some cities, especially in countries in Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, slums are not just marginalized neighborhoods holding a small population; slums are widespread, and are home to a large part of urban population. These are sometimes called "slum cities".[72]
A formation of human chain at India Gate by the women from different walks of life at the launch of a National Campaign on prevention of violence against women, in New Delhi on 2 October 2009
Several forms ofviolence against women are more prevalent in developing countries than in other parts of the world.Acid throwing is associated with Southeast Asia, including Cambodia.Honor killing is associated with the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent.Marriage by abduction is found in Ethiopia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Abuse related to payment ofbride price (such as violence, trafficking and forced marriage) is linked to parts of Sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania.[73][74]
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is another form of violence against women which is still occurring in many developing countries. It is found mostly in Africa, and to a lesser extent in the Middle East and some other parts of Asia. Developing countries with the highest rate of women who have been cut are Somalia (with 98% of women affected), Guinea (96%), Djibouti (93%), Egypt (91%), Eritrea (89%), Mali (89%), Sierra Leone (88%), Sudan (88%), Gambia (76%), Burkina Faso (76%), and Ethiopia (74%).[75] Due toglobalization and immigration, FGM is spreading beyond the borders of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and to countries such as Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, New Zealand, the U.S., and UK.[76]
TheIstanbul Convention prohibits female genital mutilation (Article 38).[77] As of 2016,FGM has been legally banned in many African countries.[78]
Percentage of women older than 14 who have experienced violence by an intimate partner
Data from theMiddle East andNorth Africa shows that men who witnessed their fathers against their mothers, and men who experienced some form of violence as children, more likely have reported perpetrating intimate partner violence in their adult relationships.[79]
The status of healthcare that the general public can access is substantially different between developing countries and developed countries.[8] People in developing countries usually have a lowerlife expectancy than people in developed countries, reflecting both lower income levels and poorer public health.[9][10][11] The burden of infectious diseases,[12]maternal mortality,[13][14]child mortality[15] andinfant mortality[16][17] are typically substantially higher in those countries. Developing countries also have less access to medical health services generally,[80] and are less likely to have the resources to purchase, produce and administervaccines, even thoughvaccine equity worldwide is important to combattingpandemics, such as theCOVID-19 pandemic.[81]
Percentage of people with undernutrition by country,World Food Program, 2020
Under 2.5%
2.5% – 5.0%
5.0% – 14.9%
15.0% – 24.9%
25.0% – 34.9%
Over 35.0%
No data
Undernutrition is more common in developing countries.[82] Certain groups have higher rates of undernutrition, including women – in particular while pregnant orbreastfeeding – children under five years of age, and the elderly.Malnutrition in children andstunted growth of children is the cause for more than 200 million children under five years of age in developing countries not reaching their developmental potential.[83] About 165 million children were estimated to have stunted growth from malnutrition in 2013.[84] In some developing countries, overnutrition in the form ofobesity is beginning to present within the same communities as undernutrition.[85]
The following list shows the further significant environmentally-related causes or conditions, as well as certain diseases with a strong environmental component:[86]
Illness/disease (malaria,tuberculosis,AIDS, etc.): Illness imposes high and regressive cost burdens on families in developing countries.[87]
Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is at very low levels in many developing countries. In 2015 theWorld Health Organization (WHO) estimated that "1 in 3 people, or 2.4 billion, are still without sanitation facilities" while 663 million people still lack access to safe and clean drinking water.[88][89] The estimate in 2017 byJMP states that 4.5 billion people currently do not have safely managed sanitation.[90] The majority of these people live in developing countries.
About 892 million people or 12 percent of the global population, practicedopen defecation instead of using toilets in 2016.[90] Seventy-six percent (678 million) of the 892 million people practicing open defecation in the world live in just seven countries.[90] Countries with a high number of people openly defecating are India (348 million), followed by Nigeria (38.1 million), Indonesia (26.4 million), Ethiopia (23.1 million), Pakistan (19.7 million), Niger (14.6 million) and Sudan (9.7 million).[91]
In 2009, about 1.4 billion of people in the world lived without electricity. 2.7 billion relied on wood, charcoal, and dung (dry animal dung fuel) for home energy requirements. This lack of access to modern energy technology limits income generation, blunts efforts to escape poverty, affects people's health due to indoor air pollution, and contributes to globaldeforestation andclimate change. Small-scale renewable energy technologies anddistributed energy options, such as onsite solar power and improved cookstoves, offer rural households modern energy services.[92]
Renewable energy can be particularly suitable for developing countries. In rural and remote areas, transmission and distribution of energy generated fromfossil fuels can be difficult and expensive. Producing renewable energy locally can offer a viable alternative.[93]
Renewable energy can directly contribute topoverty alleviation by providing the energy needed for creating businesses and employment. Renewable energy technologies can also make indirect contributions to alleviating poverty by providing energy for cooking, space heating, and lighting.[94]
Kenya is the world leader in the number ofsolar power systems installed per capita.[95]
Water pollution is a major problem in many developing countries. It requires ongoing evaluation and revision ofwater resource policy at all levels (international down to individual aquifers and wells). It has been suggested that water pollution is the leading worldwide cause of death and diseases,[96][97] and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily.[97]
India and China are two countries with high levels of water pollution: An estimated 580 people in India die of water pollution related illness (includingwaterborne diseases) every day.[98] About 90 percent of thewater in the cities of China is polluted.[99] As of 2007, half a billion Chinese had no access to safe drinking water.[100]
However, after a series of reforms, China's environment began to demonstrate enormous improvements around the 2010s. Under theleadership ofCCP general secretaryXi Jinping, a sizable fraction of high-pollution industries have been gradually phased out and many illegally polluting factories were sanctioned or closed. A considerable amount of effort went to enforce environmental regulations at regional levels and holding persons of malpractice accountable, including officials and firm managers. The slogan "clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as gold and silver mountains" proposed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping in 2005[101] signifies China's determination in amending environmental burdens created during industrialization while shifting to more sustainable modes of development and adopting high-end industries. Water bodies around the country are much cleaner than a decade ago and steadily approaching natural levels in pollutants.
In 2021, China introduced the "coal to gas" policy[102] as one of many policies directed towards achieving peak carbon emissions in 2060. Coal combustion in homes, power stations and production industries constitutes 60% of total energy consumption in China and is the main source of water and air pollution. It is speculated that pollution sources will be progressively eliminated as China reaches the upper tiers of developing countries.
Further details of water pollution in several countries, including many developing countries:
Indoor air pollution in developing nations is a major health hazard.[103] A major source of indoor air pollution in developing countries is the burning ofbiomass. Three billion people in developing countries across the globe rely on biomass in the form of wood,charcoal,dung, andcrop residue, as their domestic cooking fuel.[104] Because much of the cooking is carried out indoors in environments that lack proper ventilation, millions of people, primarily poor women and children face serious health risks.
Globally, 4.3 million deaths were attributed to exposure to IAP in developing countries in 2012, almost all in low and middle income countries. The South East Asian and Western Pacific regions bear most of the burden with 1.69 and 1.62 million deaths, respectively. Almost 600,000 deaths occur in Africa.[105] An earlier estimate from 2000 put the death toll between 1.5 million and 2 million deaths.[106]
Finding an affordable solution to address the many effects of indoor air pollution is complex. Strategies include improving combustion, reducing smoke exposure, improving safety and reducing labor, reducing fuel costs, and addressing sustainability.[107]
Although 79% of carbon emissions are produced by developed countries,[111] and developing countries have not been the major cause of climate change,[109] they are the most at risk from the effects of these changes and may face challenges inadapting to climate change due to the intersecting issues of high climate vulnerability, low economic status,[112] restricted access to technology, failing infrastructure and limited access to financial resources. Where a country is particularlyvulnerable to climate change they are called "highly climate vulnerable"[citation needed]. This applies to many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa,fragile states orfailed states like Afghanistan, Haiti, Myanmar, and Somalia, as well as toSmall Island Developing States[citation needed]. In the cases where developing countries produce only small quantities of greenhouse gas emissions per capita but are very vulnerable to the negative effects of global warming, the term "forced riders" as opposed to the "free riders" has been used as a descriptor.[18][113] Such countries include Comoros, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[113]
Climate vulnerability has been quantified in theClimate Vulnerability Monitor reports of 2010 and 2012. Climate vulnerability in developing countries occurs in four key areas: health, extreme weather,habitat loss, and economic stress.[110][18] A report by the Climate Vulnerability Monitor in 2012 estimated that climate change causes 400,000 deaths on average each year, mainly due to hunger and communicable diseases in developing countries.[114]: 17 These effects are most severe for the world's poorest countries. Internationally there is recognition of the mismatch between those that have caused climate change and those which will suffer the most from climate change, termed "climate justice". It has been a topic for discussion at some of theUnited Nations Climate Change Conferences (COP).
"When we think about livelihoods at risk from climate change impacts, we know that people living in developing countries, and especially the least-developed countries and small island states, often have the least financial resources to adapt", says Nancy Saich, theEuropean Investment Bank's chief climate change expert.[115]
Climate stress is likely to add to existingmigration patterns in developing countries and beyond but is not expected to generate entirely new flows of people.[120]: 110 A report by theWorld Bank in 2018 estimated that around 143 million people in three regions (Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America) could be forced to move within their own countries to escape the slow-onset effects of climate change. They will migrate from less viable areas with lower water availability andcrop productivity and from areas affected by rising sea level andstorm surges.[121]
In spite of the cumulative stressors and challenges faced by developing countries in adapting to the effects of climate change, there are those that are world leaders in the field such asBangladesh. Bangladesh created a national programme in 2009 focused onhow the country would adapt to climate change (the first country to do so).[122][123] It established a fund to support these plans, spending on average $1 billion annually in this regard.[124]
Map of countries and territories byfertility rate as of 2020
Over the last few decades, global population growth has largely been driven by developing countries, which often have higherbirth rates (higherfecundity rate) than developed countries. According to the United Nations,family planning can help to slow population growth and decrease poverty in these countries.[32]
The establishment of a healthy democratic state has often been challenged by widespreadcorruption andnepotism and a low confidence and participation in democratic process.Political instability andpolitical corruption are common problems.[130][131] To fully reach the goal of a low level of corruption, developing countries are usually using special steps for different establishments inside their territories, such as:
Development or creation of a fair public administration system that is not partially based on corruption and is entirely based on the values and laws of the country
Better investigation towards the sources of the corruption and probable causes of that particular action
Publicly informing the residents about the source of corruption and negative influence on the country's economy
Regulation of the official positions of an individual to not be the source of abuse for corruption.
Creation of special laws dedicated to the corruption itself for specific establishments[132]
Other common challenges include: Increased and intensified industrial and agricultural production and emission of toxic chemicals directly into the soil, air, and water, unsustainable use of energy resources; high dependency on natural resources for livelihood, leading to unsustainable exploitation or depletion of those resources;child marriage,indebtedness (seeDebt of developing countries) and underperformingcivil service (seeCivil service reform in developing countries),food insecurity,illiteracy andunemployment. The economies of many developing nations are tried to primary products and a majority of their exports go to advanced nations. When advanced nations encounter economic downturns, they can quickly transmit to their developing country trading partners as seen in global economic downturn of 2008–2009.
Aid for Trade: Included inSustainable Development Goal 8 under Target 8.a.1 Increase aid for trade is an initiative to help developing countries practice trade and benefit. Aid for trade is to assist developing countries in trade related programmes, prioritize trade and trade capacity, improve trade performance and reducepoverty.[135]
Global partnership: A provision ofSustainable Development Goal 17 which advocates for international investment and support to achieve innovative technological development, access to market, and fair trade for developing countries.[136]
The following are considered emerging and developing economies according to theInternational Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook Database, April 2023[update].[137]
The following list, including theFour Asian Tigers and newEurozone European Union countries (except for Czech Republic), were historically considered developing countries and regions until the 1990s, and are now listed asadvanced economies (developed countries and regions) by theIMF. Time in brackets is the time to be listed as advanced economies.
Three economies lack data before being listed as advanced economies. However, because of the lack of data, it is difficult to judge whether they were advanced economies or developing economies before being listed as advanced economies.
Ten countries belong to the "newly industrialized country" classification. They are countries whose economies have not yet reached a developed country's status but have, in a macroeconomic sense, outpaced their developing counterparts:
Western media tends to present a generalized view of developing countries through biasedmedia coverage;mass media outlets tend to focus disproportionately onpoverty and other negative imagery. This common coverage has created a dominant stereotype of developing countries: "the 'South' is characterized bysocioeconomic and political backwardness, measured against Western values and standards."[154] Mass media's role often compares theGlobal South to the North and is thought to be an aid in the divide.
Mass media has also played a role in what information the people in developing countries receive. The news often covers developed countries and creates an imbalance of information flow.[155] The people in developing countries do not often receive coverage of the other developing countries but instead gets generous amounts of coverage about developed countries.
Thomas-Slayter, Barbara P. (2003).Southern Exposure: International Development and the Global South in the Twenty-First Century. United States: Kumarian Press. p. 9–10.ISBN978-1-56549-174-8.among the countries of the Global South, there are also some common characteristics. First and foremost is a continuing struggle for secure livelihoods amidst conditions of serious poverty for a large number of people in these nations. For many, incomes are low, access to resources is limited, housing is inadequate, health is poor, educational opportunities are insufficient, and there are high infant mortality rates along with low life expectancy. ... In addition to the attributes associated with a low standard of living, several other characteristics are common to the Global South. One is the high rate of population growth and a consequent high dependency burden — that is, the responsibility for dependents, largely young children. In many countries almost half the population is under fifteen years old. This population composition represents not only a significant responsibility, but in the immediate future, it creates demands on services for schools, transport, new jobs, and related infrastructure. If a nation's gross national income (GNI) is growing at 2 percent a year and its population is growing at that rate too, then any gains are wiped out.
Speth, James Gustave; Haas, Peter (2013).Global Environmental Governance: Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies. Island Press. p. 58.ISBN978-1-59726-605-5.Poverty, lower life expectancies, illiteracy, lack of basic health amenities, and high population growth rates meant that national priorities in these countries were firmly oriented toward economic and social objectives. The global "South," as these nations came to be known, considered their development priorities to be imperative; they wanted to "catch up" with the richer nations. They also asserted that the responsibility of protecting the environment was primarily on the shoulders of the richer "Northern" nations
Graham, Stephen (2010).Disrupted Cities: When Infrastructure Fails. Routledge. p. 131.ISBN978-1-135-85199-6.In much debate on cities in the Global South, infrastructure is synonymous with breakdown, failure, interruption, and improvisation. The categorization of poorer cities through a lens of developmentalism has often meant that they are constructed as "problem." These are cities, as Anjaria has argued, discursively exemplified by their crowds, their dilapidated buildings, and their "slums."
Adey, Peter; Bissell, David; Hannam, Kevin; Merriman, Peter; Sheller, Mimi, eds. (2014).The Routledge Handbook of Mobilities. Routledge. p. 470.ISBN978-1-317-93413-4.In many global south cities, for example, access to networked infrastructures has always been highly fragmented, highly unreliable and problematic, even for relatively wealthy or powerful groups and neighbourhoods. In contemporary Mumbai, for example, many upper-middle-class residents have to deal with water or power supplies which operate for only a few hours per day. Their efforts to move into gated communities are often motivated as much by their desires for continuous power and water supplies as by hopes for better security.
Lynch, Andrew P. (2018).Global Catholicism in the Twenty-first Century. Springer Singapore. p. 9.ISBN978-981-10-7802-6.The global south remains very poor relative to the north, and many countries continue to lack critical infrastructure and social services in health and education. Also, a great deal of political instability and violence inhibits many nations in the global south.
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