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How useful is the term "Third World" in today's economic and political system? By Katie Clarke The term "Third World" is an inexact and popularly misunderstood designation for the emerging nations of the world. The term is referring to the less developed countries of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. This report will look at how useful this term is, the definitions of the different 'worlds' and the relevance of this class system. The current economic and political systems can often affect the relevance of this term. This report will look at how the political systems in power and the economic systems of production, distribution and consumption make this term more or less needed. The 'Third World' countries all have similar characteristics such as, high birth rates, poverty, high infant morality, high death rates, short life expectancy and dependence on the more advanced countries or 'first world'. The Third world is also...

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