 Two Groups  1. Developed/ Underdeveloped (developing)  - P roblem  confusion between economic and non- economic (cultural) development (ie. India and China)  2. North – South  - P roblem  Australia and South Africa – more appropriate would be “temperate-tropical”

 Three Groups  1. Three-World Group (1950’s)  First World – developed countries like Canada, United States, Japan and the United Kingdom  Second World – formerly communist countries like Russia, Poland, and Hungary  Third World – developing or “South” countries in the former models

 Problem  Non-European, communist countries like Cuba, China, and Vietnam – Second World in their social development but Third World in their economic development

 2.  Developed/Newly Industrialized/Developing  Problem – entirely economic

 First World – those that show the highest level of economic and social development.  Eg. Canada, Japan, France   Second World – those that are or were communist. Eg. China, Cuba, Russia  Levels of social development similar to first world but economic development is poorer  (Eventually this group may disappear)

 Third World – those that are well advanced in the transition to development.  Eg. Brazil, Mexico, Malaysia   Fourth World – those that are in the early stages of transition towards being developed.  Eg. Indonesia, India, and Ecuador

 Fifth World - those that show little evidence of starting the transition to development  Eg. Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Haiti 

 Old Core – most globalized  Eg. Germany, Canada  New Core – recently globalized  Eg. Malaysia, Poland  Near Core – potential to be globalized  Eg. Iran, Philippines  Far Periphery – level of economic, social and political development is very limited  Eg. Bangladesh, Zambia

Core Old CoreNew core Periphery Near Core Far Periphery

 Natural Increase in population per 1000 people  Infant mortality per 1000 births  Literacy percentage  Per capita GDP $US  HDI Human Development Index

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