First World
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The First World refers to the group of economically developed, industrialized, and often Western-aligned countries, historically contrasted with the developing or non-aligned nations of the Third World.
Aliases (1)
- Global North ×1
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War term
→
geopolitical concept → socioeconomic category → |
| alignedAgainst |
Eastern Bloc
→
Soviet Union → |
| alignedWith |
United States
→
Western Bloc → |
| associatedWithOrganization |
European Economic Community
→
NATO → OECD → |
| characterizedBy |
advanced technological infrastructure
→
developed capitalist economies → high gross domestic product per capita → high level of industrialization → high standard of living → liberal democratic systems → stable political institutions → |
| contrastedInTermsOf |
degree of industrialization
→
level of economic development → standard of living → |
| contrastedWith |
Second World
→
Third World → |
| criticizedFor |
Eurocentrism
→
oversimplification of global inequalities → |
| emergedDuring |
Cold War
→
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Western world
→
developed world → industrialized world → |
| historicallyDefinedBy |
capitalist economic system
→
membership in Western military alliances → political alignment with the United States → |
| includesTypicalExamples |
Australia
→
Austria → Belgium → Canada → Denmark → France → Iceland → Italy → Japan → Luxembourg → Netherlands → New Zealand → Norway → Sweden → Switzerland → United Kingdom → United States → West Germany → |
| replacedBy |
Global North
→
|
| usedInField |
development studies
→
international relations → political science → sociology → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Third World
→
|
contrastedWith |
|
First World
("Global North")
→
|
replacedBy |