rich industrialising

oil exporting countries

newly industrialising countries(NIC)

Former Centrally Planned Economies

Heavily Indebted

access to clean water

life expectancy

Human Development Index (HDI)

birth rate

death rate

literacy rate

gross national product (GNP)

infant mortality rate

doctor patient ratio

Gross National Income (GNI)

food consumption

standard of living

quality of life

prices fluctuate

new materials found

trade agreements

strikes and unrest