The Third World Link

The United States, Western Europe, and their capitalist allies.

Memo To People Of Earth: 'Third World' Is An Offensive Term! - NPR The Third World

With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the political "Second World" vanished, rendering the original 1-2-3 classification logically defunct. However, the label "Third World" persisted in popular culture, losing its political roots and becoming a purely economic descriptor for: and low income per capita. The United States, Western Europe, and their capitalist