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What Makes A Third World Country?
The term "Third World" was invented by French demographer Alfred Sauvy in 1952. Although it had political connotations at that time, it now simply refers to underdeveloped countries. It is typically thought to signify poverty more than anything else, but after our recent trip to South America, my wife and I have come to understand it differently. My wife Ana was born and raised in Ecuador, and remembers using buckets of water to take a shower, b Read More... -
Mexico: A Third World Country?
I haven't written much in the past 5 days because I've been a little depressed. Ok, I've been a LOT depressed. What happened is that I have a book coming out, something for which I should leap for joy, but am not. The reason I am not is that I am catching all sorts of hell from newsgroup people over its title: Mexican Living: Blogging it from a Third World Country. I wonder if you find anything offensive about that title. If you don't just list Read More... -
Third World Water Treatment Systems
While Americans are taking in liter after liter of bottled water, the idea that the U.S. has bad water quality seems to be valid. All the technology that modern science has created for making our water safe has allowed us to drink fresh water any time of the day or night. The third world countries are not as lucky as those in the United States for having a fresh supply of quality drinking water. It is apparent that these countries suffer greatly Read More...
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