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What is Third World Countries

Chapter 14
Handbook of Research on Global Institutional Roles for Inclusive Development
Shortened Third World, are terms that refer to the countries that are economically underdeveloped (but that are developing). The terms originate from the time of the Cold War, when these countries are formed.
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Poverty and Poverty Indicators in the Republic of Serbia: The Impact of Uneven Regional Development
Biljana Stojan Ilic (Megatrend university of Belgrade, Serbia)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2448-3.ch014
Abstract
Poverty has become one of the most important categories of the global social and economic order and thus part of sustainability. Poverty is a product of harmful and excessive inequalities in the world as well as in almost every individual society. The aim of the chapter is to point to the importance of poverty indicators in the Republic of Serbia, as well as the impact of uneven regional development on poverty. Therefore, for Serbia, as well as for other countries in transition, it is vital to ensure sustainable and dynamic growth of real per capita income. The chapter also provides an overview of developing strategic directions for poverty alleviation.
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Issues of E-Learning in Third World Countries
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