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Since when is the worlds 9th largest economy third world?
by eksemplar 8y ago
Since when is the worlds 9th largest economy third world?
- drb91 8y agoI always thought it aligned with cold war alliances, in which case brazil would be third world. Not a terribly meaningful phrase on the whole.... china’s doing well these days, but you’re only going to feel that if you happen to be in the middle or upper class, for example.
- cglace 8y agoThird world does not have to do with the size of the economy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
- eksemplar 8y agoYou should read what you post, it was coined doing the Cold War but it had to do with developing countries and their economy back when influence was king. The Cold War ended 20 years ago though, and since then the term started to mean “poor/backwards” countries. Now in the case if Brazil, you’re post-industrialized country with the worlds 9th largest economy. You simply don’t fit any definition of the “third world”.
- whatusername 8y agoJust to remind you that we are all getting old -- its much closer to 30 years since the cold war ended.