Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC)
A low-income or economically poorer country; the term is generally applied to countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The inclusion of the adjective ‘economically’ is designed to dispel the notion that such countries are somehow backward or primitive relative to others. LEDC has replaced earlier terms such as Least or Less Developed Country over the past 30 years. The World Bank categorizes countries according to their per capita ... ...
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