ABSTRACT
There are some major differences to note between the development structure and pattern identified in Europe, and those of the less developed countries or LDCS. These differences suggest that distinctive development policies may be required in such countries, and indeed standard European-type policies have not been successful when applied to these countries. The terms “North” and “South” are sometimes used as a shorthand for the rich-poor division, but this term is not used here as it has political connotations, being the logical sequence to the “Third World”, which places the poorer countries as a third bloc lying outside the First World (North America and Europe) and the Second World (the Communist bloc). North-South suggests a confrontation and an acceptance of the dependency arguments, whereas in fact the LDCS that have been able to link well to the developed countries (like the NICS) have been development successes, while others such as Cuba and for a while Tanzania, which tried to cut themselves off from the West, have a poor record.
