New historical discovery: the change in development terminology from 1821 to 2012

October 17, 2012 / by Guest User

This helpful development map (HT the Blattman; original) from 1821 shows by comparing country labels then and now the evolution of development terminology: 1821 label => 2012 label

Savage => Fragile States

Barbarous => Low Income

Half Civilized => Developing Country

Civilized => Emerging Market

Enlightened => G8