| LC control no. | sh2001000124 |
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| Geographic heading | Developed countries |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Developed countries |
| Variant(s) | Advanced countries Advanced nations Developed nations Economically advanced countries Economically advanced nations First World Industrial countries Industrial nations Industrial societies Industrialized countries Industrialized nations |
| See also | Economic development Industrialization Western countries |
| Scope note | Here are entered works that discuss collectively those countries that are comparatively advanced in industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity. This heading may be subdivided by those topical subdivisions used under names of regions, countries, etc., e.g. Developed countries--Economic conditions, and may be used as a geographic subdivision under those topics authorized for local subdivision, e.g. Technology--Developed countries. |
| Found in | UNBIS Thesaurus (Developed countries UF Industrialized countries) Legislative Indexing Vocabulary (Developed countries UF Industrialized countries) ERIC Thesaurus (Developed nations UF Advanced nations UF Economically advanced nations UF Industrial nations) UMI Thesaurus (Industrialized nations) Women's Thesaurus (Developed nations) Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms (Industrial societies UF Industrial countries UF Developed countries) American Heritage dict. (First World) Encarta dict. (First World) |
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