For what it is worth, when a collective term is unavoidable I use high income, low income .. and less often, economies in transition.
Most often these seem simply more accurate as the reference isn't really to a state of 'development' or an alternative, and unfortunately too often implied lesser, 'world'. ap On 11/7/05, Dr. Steve Eskow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since I know that "Third World" was chosen by the partisans of those > countries themselves, and many continue to favor it, I've been using > "Third > World" regularly. I think, however, that Don Osborn is right, and that the > term has grown into negativity. > > ... > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the word UNSUBSCRIBE in > the body of the message. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
