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developed country
country with a developed industry and infrastructure
developing country
nation with a low living standard relative to other countries
International Day of the Girl Child
Observance that supports awareness of inequality faced by girls worldwide based on gender
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
population decline
depopulation in humans is any great reduction in a human population caused by events such as long-term demographic trends
development aid
programs designed to improve the political, economic and social situation in developing countries
emerging market
country's economy that was traditionally small, but is currently expanding rapidly
good governance
performing public services competently for the benefit of all citizens
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peacebuilding
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Peacebuilding is an activity that aims to resolve injustice in nonviolent ways and to transform the cultural and structural conditions that generate deadly or destructive conflict . It revolves around developing constructive personal, group, and political relationships across ethnic, religious, class, national, and racial boundaries. The process can include various methods such as violence prevention; conflict management, resolution, or transformation; and post-conflict reconciliation, restora
Small Island Developing States
Developing countries that are small island countries
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
developing countries with high levels of poverty and debt
energy poverty
lack of access to modern energy services
international financial institution
as in the IMF, the World Bank, etc
Group of Ten
group of 11 countries participating in the General Arrangements to Borrow to provide the IMF with additional funds: Japan, UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Canada, US
human development
concept in economics regarding the variation of material conditions among people
development geography
branch of geography
international development
wide concept concerning the level of development on an international scale
convergence
term in economics, hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes will tend to grow at faster rates than richer economies
disaster risk reduction
systematic approach to identifying, assessing and reducing the risks of disaster
G20 developing nations
trade negotiations bloc of 20+ developing nations
South–South cooperation
geopolitical concept
poverty porn
tactics through media showing poverty to elicit sympathy

state-building
State-building as a specific term in social sciences and humanities, refers to political and historical processes of creation, institutional consolidation, stabilization and sustainable development of states, from the earliest emergence of statehood up to the modern times. Within historical and political sciences, there are several theoretical approaches to complex questions related to the role of various contributing factors (geopolitical, economic, social, cultural, ethnic, religious, internal, external) in state-building processes.
flying geese paradigm
a view upon the technological development in Southeast Asia viewing Japan as a leading power

underdevelopment
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Underdevelopment, in the context of international development, reflects a broad condition or phenomena defined and critiqued by theorists in fields such as economics, development studies, and postcolonial studies. Used primarily to distinguish states along benchmarks concerning human development—such as macro-economic growth, health, education, and standards of living—an "underdeveloped" state is framed as the antithesis of a "developed", modern, or industrialized state. Popularized, dominant images of underdeveloped states include those that have l
agricultural extension
farm efficiency through education
Legatum Prosperity Index
Rankings of countries
landlocked developing countries
type of countries
G33
coalition of developing countries

capacity building
process by which individuals or organizations improve their capability to produce, perform or deploy
agricultural value chain
the whole range of goods and services necessary for an agricultural product to move from the farm to the final customer or consumer
periphery country
country with a less developed economy than semi-periphery and core countries
international economic law
field of international law that involves the regulation and conduct of states, international organizations, and private firms operating in the international economic arena
energy poverty and cooking
core country
industrialized capitalist countries
developmental state
phenomenon of state-led macroeconomic planning in East Asia in the late 20th century
Social development theory
Development is a process of social change
semi-periphery countries
industrializing countries which are positioned between the periphery and core countries
frontier market
type of developing country which is more developed than the least developing countries, but too small, risky, or illiquid to be generally considered an emerging market
household air pollution
air pollution within a household
conditionality
In political economy and international relations, conditionality is the use of conditions attached to the provision of benefits such as a loan, debt relief or bilateral aid. These conditions are typically imposed by international financial institutions or regional organizations and are generally intended to enhance aid effectiveness.
Seva Foundation
organization
Commitment to Development Index
index by the Center for Global Development
list of development aid sovereign state donors
Wikimedia list article
Robin Hood tax
organization
Monterrey Consensus
international agreement from the 2002 UN Monterrey Conference
Women in development
treatment of women's issues in development projects for mproving their status and assisting in total development.
Development as Freedom
book by Amartya Sen

debt of developing countries
reasons and statistics regarding the debt of developing countries
aid effectiveness
degree of success or failure of international aid
developed market
country that is most developed in terms of its economy and capital markets
The End of Poverty
non-fiction work by Jeffrey Sachs
Group of Twelve
group of industrially advanced countries whose central banks co-operate to regulate international finance
Berlin Nakroma
ro-ro/passenger ship built in 2007
local economic development
integrated development plan
World Habitat Awards
award
development communication
use of the various forms of communications infrastructure and the media in social and economic development