underdevelopment
underdevelopment noun: the condition of being underdeveloped.
Noun
underdevelopment (countable and uncountable, plural 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.2017, Jason Hickel, “Why are Poor Countries Poor?”, in The Divide […] , London: William Heinemann, →ISBN
underdevelopment meaning in Bengali
underdevelopment in Bengali
- অনুন্নয়
Forms of underdevelopment
| plural | underdevelopments |
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Origin of underdevelopment
From under- + development.
Questions about underdevelopment
- What does underdevelopment mean?
- Underdevelopment means the condition of being underdeveloped.
- What is underdevelopment in Bengali?
- Underdevelopment in Bengali is অনুন্নয়. See Underdevelopment meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is underdevelopment?
- Underdevelopment is a noun.
- What is the plural of underdevelopment?
- The plural of underdevelopment is underdevelopments.
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