GEOG 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gross National Income, Social Inequality, Negative Number
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Important to note that there is considerable variation within the developing world. Warfare, internal violence, massacre, political repression, but they still exist in developed countries. Scope and persistence of the turmoil and challenges is what draws attention in comparison to other more modern and western areas that still face the same issues. A lot of these countries lack economic or political development. Less developed countries (lcd): most commonly used term. Third world: not part of the first countries to develop known as the first world (us, japan) and. Second world (soviet union) has some degree of inaccuracy because there are some countries who are developed but have social issues and visa versa. Liberal democracy: contested fair elections, transparency between government and people, protection of civil liberties (free speech, religious freedom, freedom of the press) Consumers in the us/developed countries demand low priced goods and are not willing to pay for goods that are manufactured and consumed in the united states.
