This blog is a journal of my work in the country of Guatemala.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
A Label I'm not Fond of
Can we do away with the label "Third-World Country?" What it really means is that a democratic country's main form of income comes from agriculture. "Third" sounds really bronze medal-y, like it needs to improve. Head's up, folks, but the US (and other "First World Countries") don't provide enough food for the people who live there! Without these third-place countries, y'all would probably start crumbling...or starving. How about "Agriculturally-Driven Country?" It's much clearer about one's position without confusing anyone about how "good" a country is. I think I'm going to use that from now on.
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