underdevelopment
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underdevelopment
noun underdevelopments
- The condition of being underdeveloped. Drawing on insights from thinkers such as Karl Marx, Aimé Césaire and Mahatma Gandhi, they pointed out that underdevelopment in the global South was not a natural condition, but a consequence of the way Western powers had organised the world system over hundreds of years.
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| Español | subdesarrollo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 開発中で |
| 中文 | 欠发达地区 |
| Português | subdesenvolvimento |
| Français | sous-développement |
| Deutsch | Unterentwicklung, Rückständigkeit |
| Italiano | sottosviluppo |
Talk about this word "underdevelopment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/underdevelopment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. underdevelopment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/underdevelopment "underdevelopment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/underdevelopment.Cite this
@misc{underdevelopment_2026,
title = {underdevelopment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underdevelopment},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
