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... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Internationality > International Cooperation > Developing Countries

Preferred term

Developing Countries  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Countries in the process of change with economic growth, that is, an increase in production, per capita consumption, and income. The process of economic growth involves better utilization of natural and human resources, which results in a change in the social, political, and economic structures.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Developing Nations
  • Least Developed Countries
  • Less-Developed Countries
  • Less-Developed Nations
  • Third-World Countries
  • Third-World Nations
  • Under-Developed Countries
  • Under-Developed Nations

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Pays en voie de développement

    French

  • Nations du tiers-monde
  • Nations en voie de développement
  • Nations moins développées
  • Nations sous-développées
  • Pays du tiers-monde
  • Pays en développement
  • Pays les moins développés
  • Pays moins développés
  • Pays sous-développés

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