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vierte Welt - am wenigsten entwickelte Länder

a county that does not have a very advanced economy or industries

a country whose economy depends on jobs that involve making things in factories 

Mittelklasse

a social group that consists of (bestehend aus) well educated people, who have good jobs and are neither very rich or very poor

natürliche Resourcen

natural things such as coal (Kohle) oil, and trees that people use

a group of eleven countries that a report by Goldman Sachs believes will become large economies

Ausgliederung ins Ausland

the use of a comany in another company to do part of your company's work 

Offenheit gegenüber der Handlungs- und Beteiligungspolitik

lack of protectionims (Schutzpolitik)

politische Reife

the situation when a country has a well-organized government and an established political system  

Schutzpolitik

a system in which a country helps its own industries by butting  a tax on foreign goods

Rohmaterial

natural substances before they have been processed  

Aussenhandelsüberschuss

the situation when a country sells more goods in ohter countries than it buys from other countries

Wohlstands-Level

the amount of money that a person or country has

Hilfsorganisation

an organization that gives money, food or other help to people who have been affected by wars, floods, earthquakes  

Missernte/Ernteausfall

a time when a crop (Ernte) is being grown is so damaged, that it cannot be sold or eaten 

Entwicklungshilfe

money and help that is given to countries in order to help them develop their economies and industries 

Entwicklungsprogramm

a project that aims to help a country's economy to grow and its industries to become more advanced 

das Geberland

a country that gives money to help a developing country

Erdbeben

a sudden violent movement of the Earth's surface which can cause a lot of damage

Katastrophenhilfe/Nothilfe

supplie, medical help, etc. that are sent to a place where has been a bad flood, earthquake, etc.   

Seuche/Epidemie

a time when a lot of people have the same illness at the same time

Hungersnot

when there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens 

Flut/Überschwemmung

a large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry

grosszügig

willing to give money and help

menschliche Unterstützung

money, food, supplies, medical help, etc. that is given to help people in countriest that have suffered floods, an earthquake   

Infrastruktur

the basic systems, equipment and services that an organization or country uses to work effectively 

intermediäre Technologie

equipment and machinery that is suitable for local conditions and that local people can opearte and maintain (aurechterhalten)

Naturkatastrophe

something such as an earthquake, flood, etc. that causes a very bad situation

an organization that is not owned by the government but may work with government departments and get some ot its money from the government

Entwicklungshilfe

a technical phrase for the money and help that is given to countries in order to help them develop their economies and industries 

Interessengruppe

an organization that tries to influence people and political decisions about a particular subject 

Empfänger

someone who receives something

Startkapital

an amount of money given to help a small business start

gebundene Entwicklungshilfe

money that is given to country with the condition that equipment, etc. is bought from the country or organization giving the money  

realisierbar/durchführbar

able to exist and be successful