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___ First, Second and Third Worldkeywords: first, second and third world, the three world model, third world countries, three-world classification |
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| Worlds within the World? The First, the Second, and the Third World. When people talk about the poorest countries of the world, they often refer to them with the general term Third World, and they think everybody knows what they are talking about. But when you ask them if there is a Third World, what about a Second or a First World, you almost always get an evasive answer. Other people even try to use the terms as a ranking scheme for the state of development of countries, with the First world on top, followed by the Second world and so on, that's perfect - nonsense. To close the gap of information you will find here explanations of the terms. The use of the terms First, the Second, and the Third World is a rough, and it's safe to say, outdated model of the geopolitical world from the time of the cold war. There is no official definition of the first, second, and the third world. Below OWNO's explanation of the terms. Four Worlds After World War II the world split into two large geopolitical blocs and spheres of influence with contrary views on government and the politically correct society: 1 - The bloc of democratic-industrial countries within the American influence sphere, the "First World". 2 - The Eastern bloc of the communist-socialist states, the "Second World". 3 - The remaining three-quarters of the world's population, states not aligned with either bloc were regarded as the "Third World." 4 - The term "Fourth World", coined in the early 1970s by Shuswap Chief George Manuel, refers to widely unknown nations (cultural entities) of indigenous peoples, "First Nations" living within or across national state boundaries. First there was the three worlds model The origin of the terminology is unclear. In 1952 Alfred Sauvy, a French demographer, wrote an article in the French magazine L'Observateur which ended by comparing the Third World with the Third Estate: "ce Tiers Monde ignoré, exploité, méprisé comme le Tiers État" (this ignored Third World, exploited, scorned like the Third Estate). Other sources claim that Charles de Gaulle coined the term Third World, maybe de Gaulle only has quoted Sauvy. However... __ Definitions  The term
"First World" refers to so called developed, capitalist, industrial
countries, roughly, a bloc of countries aligned with the United States after World
War II, with more or less common political and economic interests: North America,
Western Europe, Japan and Australia. Countries
of the "First World" "Second
World" refers to the former communist-socialist, industrial states,
(formerly the Eastern bloc, the territory and sphere of influence of the Union
of Soviet Socialists Republic) today: Russia, Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland) and
some of the Turk States (e.g., Kazakhstan) as well as China. Countries
of the "Second World" "Third
World" are all the other countries, today often used to roughly describe the
developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America.The term Third World includes as well capitalist (e.g., Venezuela) and communist (e.g., North Korea) countries, as very rich (e.g., Saudi Arabia) and very poor (e.g., Mali) countries. Below Countries
of the "Third World"Third World Countries classified by various indices: their Political Rights and Civil Liberties, the Gross National Income (GNI) and Poverty of countries, the Human Development of countries, and the Freedom of Information within a country. The term
"Fourth World" first came into use in 1974 with the publication of Shuswap
Chief George Manuel's: 
The
fourth world : an Indian reality (amazon link to the book), the term refers
to nations (cultural entities, ethnic groups) of indigenous peoples living within
or across state boundaries (nation states).see
Native American IndiansAmerican Indian Nations. More links to nations of the "Fourth World" you will find at the Nations Online Project respective country pages under "Natives". |
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External Links: Criteria for determining the "Least Developed Countries" UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries UN World and regional groupings Sovereignty, Statehood and Self-Determination An article by M. R. Franks about Nii Lante Wallace-Bruce's book, Claims to Statehood in International Law. Three-World Model World geographer Ingolf Vogeler about the Three-World Model. Cold War's Third World Countries About cold war and the Three-World Model. Discovering the Third World Brief article about the Third World. Third World - definition Third World - definitions and descriptions by Gerard Chaliand. Background on the Term "Fourth World" The Meaning of 'Nation' and 'State' in the Fourth World by Dr. Richard Griggs. Bookmark this page with: 
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