... nations that gained independence from colonial rule beginning after World War II from the Western nations and from those that formed the former Eastern bloc, and sometimes more specifically from the United States and from the former Soviet Union (the first and second worlds, respectively)." (The learning network). Today, these 'worlds' are obsolete so most refer to two groups of countries as being either 'developed' versus 'less developed'. The term also implies that the 'worlds' are set in stone. As countries develop many feel it is time that a forth world is defined. Parts of sub Saharan Africa for example are much less developed than areas of Asia. These areas that are not developing to a similar speed could there for be put into a class of fourth world countries. Griggs 1992 claims that a forth world has already been defined, "The Fourth World has also been used to designate: 1.the ...

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