kamil on 16 August 2008
@blackstar:
@kamil:
yes UAE is a rich country
but somehow it's counted as a third world country
yes UAE is a rich country
but somehow it's counted as a third world country
Counted by who? Third world term originates from Cold War period and it was dividing world acording to political blocks. Third world mean neutral countries that weren't aligned with either USSR or US. It should not be used anymore.
If someone really want to categorize countries he should use HDI and talk about countries with high/medium or low HDI.
UAE is of course a country with high HDI (however not as high as same GDP would indicate).
