less-developed
1less developed — see economically less developed country …
2less-developed country — ➔ LDC * * * less developed country UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION LDC) ECONOMICS ► a country that does not have a lot of industrial activity and where people have low incomes: »Governments in less developed countries realize that telecommunications …
3less developed country — UK US noun [countable] [singular less developed country plural less developed countries] economics a fairly poor country without much industrial development Thesaurus: general words for countries …
4Less developed countries — [les dɪ veləpd kʌntrɪz, englisch »wenig entwickelte Länder«], Bezeichnung für Entwicklungsländer …
5Less developed country — Ein Entwicklungsland ist nach allgemeinem Verständnis ein Land, das hinsichtlich seiner wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und politischen Entwicklung einen relativ niedrigen Stand aufweist. Dabei handelt es sich um einen Sammelbegriff für Länder, die… …
6less developed country — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms less developed country : singular less developed country plural less developed countries economics a fairly poor country without much industrial development …
7less developed country — /les dɪˌveləpt kʌntri/ noun the former name for a least developed country (dated) Abbreviation LDC …
8Changes in Consumer Prices in Less-Developed Countries, Table — ▪ 2001 Table IV. Changes in Consumer Prices in Less Developed Countries % change from preceding year Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 20001 All less developed countries 15.3 9.7 10.1 6.6 6.2 Regional groups Africa 30.2 13.6 9.1 11.8 12.7 Asia …
9Changes in Output in Less-Developed Countries, Table — ▪ 2001 Table III. Changes in Output in Less Developed Countries % annual change in real gross domestic product Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 20001 All less developed countries 6.5 5.7 3.5 3.8 5.6 Regional groups Africa 5.7 2.8 3.1 2.2 3.4 … …
10economically less developed country — (ELDC) previously known as undeveloped, Third World, The South, less developed and less economically developed country (LEDC). A country whose development has yet to lead to the presence of welfare criteria that allow the country to be termed… …
