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developing country
nation with a low living standard relative to other countries
economic growth
measure of increase in market value of goods
United Nations Development Programme
global network for development of United Nations
industrialisation
thumb|The effect of industrialisation shown by rising income levels in the 19th century, including gross national product at [[purchasing power parity per capita between 1750 and 1900 in 1990 U.S. dollars for the First World, including Western Europe, United States, Canada and Japan, and Third World nations of Europe, Southern Asia, Africa, and Latin America]] thumb|The effect of industrialisation is also shown by rising levels of CO2 emissions. thumb|Industrialisation also means the mechanisation of traditionally manual economic sectors such as agriculture. thumb|Factories, refineries, mines,
banana republic
political science term for a politically unstable country
mass production
high-volume production of standardized products
least developed countries
list of countries that exhibits the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development
Newly Industrialized Country
developing country with high economic growth and recent industrialization and urbanization
economic development
process and policies to improve economic well-being
deindustrialization
thumb|Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, [[Pennsylvania, one of the world's leading steel manufacturers for most of the 20th century, discontinued most of its operations in 1982, filed for bankruptcy in 2001, and was dissolved in 2003.]] Deindustrialization is a process of social and economic change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial capacity or activity in a country or region, especially of heavy industry or manufacturing industry.
microfinance
thumb|An Afghan woman doing microfinanced sewing work Microfinance consists of financial services designated for individuals and small businesses (SMEs) who lack access to conventional banking and related services.
sweatshop
thumb|right|upright=1.25|A sweatshop in the United States c. 1890 A sweatshop or sweat factory is a cramped workplace with very poor and/or illegal working conditions, including little to no breaks, inadequate work space, insufficient lighting and ventilation, or uncomfortably or dangerously high or low temperatures. The work may be difficult, tiresome, dangerous, climatically challenging, or underpaid. Employees in sweatshops may work long hours with unfair wages, regardless of laws mandating overtime pay or a minimum wage; child labor laws may also be violated. Women make up 85 to 90% of swe
Great Divergence
a period in European history during which a very swift and radical socioeconomic shift occurs
official development assistance
category of international aid
International Human Solidarity Day
United Nations annual unity day
transition town
grassroot community projects that aim to increase self-sufficiency
internal colonialism
sociological conception; type of domination, control, and exploitation of a territory and its people by a centre in unified state accompanied by an active cultural exchange between the metropolis and the colony without a clear boundary between them
nation branding
application of marketing techniques for the advancement of a country
Brazilian Development Bank
federal public company that aims at long-term financing and investment in all segments of the Brazilian economycompany
social business
Self-sustaining non-profit business
Neglected and underutilized crop
agricultural phenomena
Ten Major Construction Projects
key infrastructure upgrades to Taiwan's economic history
Human rights and development
aspect of human rights
Gender and development
Field of research and study
right to development
definitive individual and collective right
Socioeconomic impact of female education
female education development
Social development theory
Development is a process of social change
Trillion dollar club
Wikimedia list article
UNDP South Africa
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