Concept information
Preferred term
fourth world
Definition
- Fourth world refers to those persons, groups, and places left behind in the process of globalization and resulting changes in urban and regional systems—including urban and nonurban spaces in both developed countries and the developing world. The term has an interesting history, emerging from an earlier discourse that highlighted the social exclusion of indigenous and minority populations, then highlighting increased poverty and social exclusion in third world nations, and now finding its place within urban studies with new and significant meanings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Fourth World]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/fourth_world
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