Concepts

The state of an organization (e.g. a country) that has not reached its maturity. It is often used to refer to economic underdevelopment (symptoms = lack of access to job opportunities, health care, drinkable water, food, education and housing).

Developed countries' involvement in the developing world. The fact for former colonial powers to manage maintaining control of their former colonies.

It refers to the undoing of colonialism. The term generally refers to the achievement of independence by the various Western colonies and protectorates in Asia and Africa following WWII.

The development of a system of government in which the individual states of a country have control over their own affairs, but are controlled by a central government for national decisions.

The fact of a powerful country increasing its influence over other countries through business, culture, etc.

The desire by a group of people who share the same race, culture, language, etc. to form an independent country.

A set of political and economic theories based on the belief that everyone has an equal right to a share of a country's wealth and that the government should own and control the main industries.