Despite that, developed countries can assist them to overcome these problems. ... It is believed that there is no solution for the third world countries" problems, but if the developed countries take action there will be an improvement. For example, the developed countries should establish non-government organizations to pay attention for the serious issues that take place in the third world countries, and attempt to solve them. ... To sum up, the third world countries are suffering from serious problems that affected them badly, but the developed countries have the key to end all these hid...

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It is evident that the quality of life of women in developing countries is of a dramatically lower standard than those of the First World. USA and Australia, for example, are First World countries compared to Africa and South Asia, which are developing nations. ... It plays a large part of women's lives in developing countries, so much so that 600,000 women die every year because it. ... Poor economy and low flow of goods and services makes it harder for the population in developing countries to survive. ... Compared to the First World countries, the developing nations face tougher and mo...

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His meaningful novel, "Cry, the Beloved Country", owes him a large amount of his success. ... (Alan) With this being said he continued to be a very active opposer of the Apartheid laws and continued after writing the novel to be active in changing the country of South Africa. ... "Cry, the Beloved Country" was written a year before the laws of Apartheid began, but the segregation was still at a high. In 1950 the Population Registration Act of 1950 developed categorizing the races and distributing the rights they "deserved".... (Paton) His love for literature kept ...

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Poor countries and poor people really need developed countries' help. ... Population of developing countries is growing very fast. ... Everyone knows that every year, developed countries give developing countries a lot of help, such as money, energy sources, leechdom, food, etc. ... Also, to help developing countries is very good for developed countries. ... Developed countries want to develop their economy. ...

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For example, less developed African countries have been opened up to foreign imports and firms which has led to the destruction of local enterprises. ... The only problem is that the lesser developed countries have a much harder time than the more developed countries keeping up with the constant changes in technology. ... As a result of the fore-mentioned problems, lesser developed countries are feelling the effects of globalization. ... They can not allow themselves to be bullied by the bigger and more developed Western and European countries. ... In return the more developed countries must w...

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The term is referring to the less developed countries of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. ... Today, these "worlds" are obsolete so most refer to two groups of countries as being either "developed" versus "less developed". ... As countries develop many feel it is time that a forth world is defined. ... These areas that are not developing to a similar speed could there for be put into a class of fourth world countries. ... Other terms have similar down falls such as "less economically developed countries" is seen as cold and statistical. ...

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" Meanwhile, many developing countries still remain predominantly rural and much poorer than the developed world. ... Thus, economic growth has starkly diverged and created "spikes" in the most developed cities while creating "valleys" in many poor countries. ... It is extremely important for poor countries to increase domestic investment and develop the necessary infrastructure to both sustain and increase productivity, instead of receiving capital donations from developed nations. ... If this trend of income disparity continues while the population of poor countrie...

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While having reached a developed state itself, Mauritius finds importance to be at a high level to supporting Sub-Saharan Africa. ... Mauritius's policy towards Lesser Developed Countries (LDC) is that of supporting the international climate for environmental and developmental goals as possible. ... Mauritius sets up NGOs for the country such as a Trust-fund committee. The non-governmental organizations deal with social security, societal welfare and onward in the country of Mauritius. ... In summary, while Mauritius is for the most part developed it is still developing to it is ful...

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At least 95 percent of these infections are the biggest problems in the less developed countries. Sub-Saharan Africa is among the hardest hit country by these infections. ... They focused their research on once again, adolescents and young adults in un-developed countries. They wrote "Incidence data for the past decade on three common bacterial STI's-syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia-were obtained for as many as 16 developed countries from official statistics, published national sources of scientific articles, and unpublished government data. ... I had no idea that certain countries ...

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It would be wrong to paint the developing world as the repository of all human misery, very wrong. ... In the poverty stricken country of Azerbaijan females are treated as second class citizens. ... This is giving the women the opportunity to put back into their country what they receive from others. ... While in the war torn country of Liberia Concern provides aid helping local communities repair and restore damaged schools. ... Women of the developing world have the right to this statement and so deserve legal protection. ...

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In the latest spurt of human multiplication, it's interesting to note that in the past two years "all but 3 percent [of human population] growth has taken place in developing countries- (Engleman et al. 3). ... A detrimental price to pay is in the horizon as developing countries squirm to find farmland that ill feed their hunger, and the scarcity of fresh water is prevalent, as major rivers no longer enjoy the wealth of water that once reached neighboring oceans. ... Education can always be a step in the right direction, so developing countries must be educated with the tools to mi...

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Although developing or third world nations are the countries with the most poverty problems, even countries with high standards of living such as the United States have to deal with poverty to some extent. ... And in Asia, where in 1996 Asia accounted for over two-thirds of the world's 1.3 billion poorest people (Encarta), the country of Cambodia, which is the fifth poorest country in the world, has 36% of its population living below the poverty line (The Poorest). Those countries are just a few examples of some of the world's poorest countries, but there are many more countries th...

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During this time the incidence of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV infections, developed into a worldwide epidemic. ... More that 95 percent of all HIV-infected people live in the Less Developed Countries. ... All African countries described as Less Developed Countries, are in stage 2 of the demographic transition, with a high crude birth rate, and a relatively large number of young children making the base of the population pyramid very broad. ... Do to the deaths of the economically active adults, the country will be left with minors and seniors. ... The plan targets spec...

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Globalization has shunned its negative effect on many countries throughout the world. ... The cities are home to more than half of the world's population, and the "reports note that one billion urban inhabitants live in inadequate housing, mostly in the slums and squatter settlements in developing countries" ("Cost, Benefits"). It might come, as a shock, but even the well-developed countries, such as the United States has not figured out a solution for the homeless. ... This trend is flamboyant in four fastest growing countries, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Iran. ... Although it is un...

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The first is the women who have been received a change in their lifes because of the people who have realized that they can do a worthwhile job, this usually happens in developed countries, in these countries women have almost the same rights than men, I say almost because there are people who think that women never could get and have men's same rights. Now is time to talk about the unlucky women who were born in third world countries as in Africa or in Asia. ... It is estimated to be more than three and a half times the size of continental United States, with 54 countries. ... I have t...

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The Act included the guidelines of how each country was to define its territories. ... This European influence did not have a positive effect on the economic, cultural, and military development of the African countries, and most of these countries eventually formed into third world nations. ... In the end, the African countries turned out to be economically stagnant, third world nations. ... Also, imperialism exceedingly weakened and disabled the militaries of many African countries. From this evidence, one can clearly see that the great power states of Europe took advantage of the A...

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Of the functions they did perform, maintaining trading contracts with other Southeast Asian countries was probably most important. ... The spread of African civilization resulted from trading contacts developed between the 7th and 10th centuries. ... They even developed a language to further widen communication among traders, and called it Swahili. ... The flourishing Africa soon developed a series of Sudanic kingdoms, the first of which was Ghana. ... The depended heavily on taxes imposed by the Ghana kings on trade that passed through the country. ...

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Those who survive develop antibodies in their bodies that last for ten years.  ... Also, if the country is in isolation they will collapse economically. ... There would be no way to get necessary resources to those countries. ... But how long can a country be isolated? There are other countries around the affected countries that will eventually get hit with the disease. ...

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Today we are living in a world where the gap between the rich and the poor turned into a bottomless gulf, where the phrases such as the Third World countries and the First World countries have become customary as if they named just regular flow of things and where the clinking of money is considered the sweetest music. ... Not only those who suffer in the Third World countries, but also many people from so called developed countries suffer from excruciating pain of hunger and face poverty on a daily basis. ... The IMF's advice's to these countries did not correct their situation but ...

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In many countries, hunger is an obsession. ... In many countries, half the population over 15 is illiterate and two-thirds of these are women. ... Another challenge is the political agendas of many of the third world countries. ... It is through science that hybrids are developed that produce more yields. ...

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Up to now an estimated 1.4billion people live in extreme poverty and 90% of them are from developing countries. ... When it comes to economic help many developed countries prefer to turn a deaf ear. They would rather invest their capital in political parties or for military purposes rather than sending much needed aids to struggling countries. ...

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Throughout history, developed countries have taken advantage of lesser developed ones. ... Algeria was one of the countries under French rule. ... The goal of it was to make the citizens of Algeria an "integral part of the mother country," France. ...

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In other words, the African states are unable to defeat poverty because of the exploitative powers of former colonialistic countries. ... For example, if a conflict breaks out in an African country, the European nation that controlled that country during colonialism steps in. That European country and its indigenous corporations have economic interests to protect and will place them far above the interest of the people involved in the conflict. ... The principles, popular development strategy, and self-reliance, empowerment and confidence and self-realization provide the citizens with the a...

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Child labor: corrosive for its consequences Child labor is a pervasive problem throughout the world, especially in developing countries. ... Child labor may be positive for the economy of a country in short terms, however, in long terms it is considered negative for a country, because it creates an economy based in less educated workers. ... In this country many children are forced by their parents to work in mines. ...

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One of the first African countries to gain independence was Ghana, in 1957. ... This became the name of the country till independence when it was changed to Ghana. ... In August, 1947, the United Gold Coast Convention was founded resulting from the prior unrest in the country. ... Since achieving independence in 1957, Ghana has been one of the few successful countries in Africa, in fact it is currently one of the most developed. ... The country is the "gateway" to most of West Africa and with their status other countries are beginning to deal with Ghana for trade and investment. ...

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