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fourth world [3 records]

Record 1 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Social Policy (General)
DEF

A loosely defined term for the poorest of the globe's nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Politiques sociales (Généralités)
DEF

Groupe le plus pauvre de la population d'un pays dont le revenu annuel par habitant est inférieur à 800 dollars.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Políticas sociales (Generalidades)
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Record 2 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Social Policy (General)
CONT

In every continent weaker races or smaller groups are being persecuted, oppressed, or deprived of their rights by stronger peoples or governments. Theirs is the most underprivileged world of all, "the fourth world". Some of the case histories are well-known: the Catholics in Northern Ireland, the Africans in Rhodesia.

OBS

See dust jackets of FOWOA and MAWOA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Politiques sociales (Généralités)
DEF

Sous-prolétariat, population misérable des pays riches.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Políticas sociales (Generalidades)
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Record 3 1994-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Also referred to as Fourth World

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Conseil général du quart monde n'est pas une traduction française officielle

Key term(s)
  • Conseil général du quart monde

Spanish

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