Third World

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The Third World refers to the group of nations—mostly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America—that were historically non-aligned or less economically developed during the Cold War, often contrasted with the capitalist First World and communist Second World.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Global South 16
Third World canonical 5
Global South grouping 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War terminology
development studies concept
geopolitical concept
alsoKnownAs Tercer Mundo
tiers monde
associatedWithConference Bandung Conference
associatedWithMovement Non-Aligned Movement
coinedBy Alfred Sauvy
coinedIn 1952
contrastedWith First World
Second World
criticizedFor being pejorative
oversimplifying diverse countries
reinforcing stereotypes
economicCharacteristic dependence on primary commodities
high levels of poverty
limited industrialization
low income
fieldOfUse development economics
international relations
political science
postcolonial studies
firstAppearedIn French magazine L’Observateur
geographicalFocus Africa
Asia
Latin America
historicallyAssociatedWith Global South
linked to: Third World

developing countries
non-aligned countries
postcolonial states
implies economic underdevelopment
marginalization in global power structures
political dependency
increasinglyReplacedBy Global South
linked to: Third World

developing countries
low and middle income countries
originOfTerm analogy with Third Estate in pre-revolutionary France
politicalAlignment non-aligned with NATO
non-aligned with Warsaw Pact
relatedConcept Global South
linked to: Third World

Non-Aligned Movement
developing world
least developed countries
socialCharacteristic limited access to education
limited access to healthcare
lower human development indicators
timePeriodOfProminentUse 1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
usageDeclinedAfter end of Cold War
usedDuring Cold War

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cold War hasKeyConcept Third World
Third World historicallyAssociatedWith Global South
linked to: Third World
Third World relatedConcept Global South
linked to: Third World
Third World increasinglyReplacedBy Global South
linked to: Third World
South Africa partOfRegion Global South
linked to: Third World
BRICS hasCollectiveIdentity Global South grouping
linked to: Third World
Women’s Rights Online operatesIn Global South
linked to: Third World
G77 represents Global South
linked to: Third World
Open Data Lab areaServed Global South
linked to: Third World
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation operatesIn global South
linked to: Third World
Non-Aligned Movement focusRegion Global South
linked to: Third World
Alfred Sauvy coinedTerm Third World
Alfred Sauvy notableConcept Third World
Pentecostal churches largestPresence Global South
linked to: Third World
Colombia partOf Global South
linked to: Third World
First World contrastedWith Third World
Sub-Saharan Africa partOf Global South
linked to: Third World
GRAIN areaServed Global South
subject linked to: GRAIN (organization)
linked to: Third World
Fridays for Future MAPA geographicalFocus Global South
linked to: Third World
Middle East and North Africa partOf Global South
linked to: Third World
KCA benefitsRegion Global South
linked to: Third World
Medical Anthropology Quarterly coversRegion Global South
linked to: Third World
Houari Boumédiène ideology Third-Worldism
linked to: Third World
global South relatedConcept Third World