The Similarity Between Developing Countries: Africa, Asia and South America Report

Introduction

Developing countries lie mainly on the southern hemisphere and are spread throughout Africa, across Asia and South America. These countries have similar social economic diversity characterized by struggle, civil strife, poverty, and political instability. While some of these countries are developing and experiencing economic growth, others continue to plunge deeper into poverty and economic inertia. Most developing countries are having a society characterized by ethnic divisions. These divisions fault line is across the social, economic, and politics of the country (Krugman, & Elizondo, 1995).

1. Low-level living is one aspect of these countries. World Bank and relief organization have pointed out the poverty and low earnings in these countries are extreme. The poor live in deplorable conditions. There has been rapid rural-urban migration leading to establishment of slum dwellings in towns and cities.
2. Per-Capita National income is low such that is cannot support sustainable development. This parameter is a summary of a countries economic health. It is a summary of t gross income and the country’s population economic performance. Pre-Capita National income is a parameter of the country’s economics.
3. Low-level productivity and unemployment is rampant in these countries. This is the major cause of poverty and under development in these countries. The companies over rely on donor funding and the west to initiate development. In fact, most socio-economic programs in these countries are under auspices of the west, NGO’s and UN funding (Krugman, & Elizondo, 1995).
4. Over-population is characteristic of these countries. High population coupled with poverty brings under-development and poor services. Health services are very poor and security is questionable. Crime rates are high and mortality rate always increasing. Diseases plague the society with contagious illnesses becoming prevalent due to poor housing, sanitation, and lack of education (Krugman, & Elizondo, 1995).

Diversity in developing countries

These countries have invaluable wealth of natural resources, tourism attraction areas including forests, wild national parks, scenic beauty, and a robust cultural diversity. Culture is blamed for inhibiting socio-economic development in these countries. Cultural diversity is characteristic of these countries. African countries pride themselves as culturally diverse same as South American nations (Krugman, & Elizondo, 1995).

Political diversity in these countries is observed through West leaning political wings and others subscribing to Leftist political wings. Though the civil society is clamoring for democratic change, dictatorships are evident almost throughout these countries. Civil war and ethno-religious discord makes the political diversity profound (Krugman, & Elizondo, 1995).

Major Trends, Issues, and Prospects in Third-world Politics

The trends and major issues the socio-politics of the third world are mainly issues of development, food security, and empowerment. Focus on food production takes center stage after in the recent years, food problems seemed to cause strife in these countries. Weather pattern changes and other environmental factors have rendered third world countries insecure. With focus on the impoverished Sub-Saharan Africa, food security, community empowerment programs, and shift in socio-political paradigm shows progress as political goodwill begins to provide leeway to democracy and prospects of socio-economic booms (West, & Desai).

Political goodwill is becoming apparent due to mismatched expansion of regions, with some becoming more productive and other stagnating. Feeding the needy of these regions through cereal production has become one of the political issues with politicians playing a leading role in empowering people through informing them.

There are efforts to facilitate major expansion of potential within community level to meet demand for food. Politics have a vital role in developing a nation; it demystifies the ethno-socio divisions prevalent in third world countries. Feeding the people provides them with a solution to heir most urgent needs. When fed, the people can attempt to learn through education. Coupled with education projects, feeding the poor is providing a platform for making socio-economic change. An educated and well-fed society can focus on sustainable development. Demographically led socio-political change is truly providing farming everywhere with intensive food production solutions. This is a clear indication of a transforming society and political goodwill in creating sustainable development through food production (West, & Desai).

These trends in Sub-Saharan Africa could be used as models in other developing countries. This will facilitate poverty reduction and alleviation; create more need for education, and subsequent establishment of democracy and economic progress in these third world countries.

References

1. Krugman, Paul, & Elizondo, Raul. (1995). Trade policy and the third world metropolis. Journal of Development Economics, 49.
2. West, Julian, & Desai, Padma. (n.d.). Diverse structures and common characteristics of developing nations. (2), Web.