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Third-Worldism
What is Third-Worldism

The idea of the third world emerged from Cold War rhetoric. It was used to refer to a group of nations that were non-aligned. These nations operated away from the influence of the great powers of developed nations. The rhetoric defines these nations as a self-conscious and self-aware political group. The solidarity that these nations have been distinctive from the western free market and the eastern planned economies. The third world project was deeply associated with decolonization. The developing countries were motivated to stand against the involvement and intervention of the west in their economic affairs. It also made the world to establish a new economic order. It gave these nations more control over their resources—this project as also promoted by the new leaders emerging from these countries. Political elites like Nkrumah from Ghana, Sukarno from Indonesia, Nehru from India, and Nyerere from Tanzania played a significant role in the growth and development of the third world project. The banding conference of 1955 was the first largest Asia -Africa conference that comprised of third world nations. It brought a common goal for strengthening the unity of these nations.

Since 1990, this term has been redefined to make it more correct politically. Initially, the term “third world” meant that a nation is “under-developed” (Nash, 2003). However, today it is replaced by the term “developing.” The world today is more plural than what it needs to be, and so the third world is not just an economic state. These nations have overcome many setbacks and are now developing rapidly. Thus, this categorization becomes anachronistic in a diverse society. Today the coalition has become different and is defined by G7, OECD, the European Union, G20, OPEC, ASEAN, BRICS, The Eurasian Union, and the African Union. These coalitions come from their political aims and are the new ways to address the nation groups.