development: the process of improving the conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology
developed country/more developed country/MDC: a country that has progressed further along on the development continuum
developing country/less developed country/LDC: a country that has made some progress toward development, but less than MDCs
human development index/HDI: a United Nations measurement of development in a country based on:
different factors are attributed to causing development and underdevelopment
observing levels of development is generally relatively easy, but it’s often difficult to explain the causes behind these levels
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exploitation-based theories
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market-based theories
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