"International development or global development is a broad concept denoting the idea that societies and countries have differing levels of economic or human development on an international scale."
The study of economic and social development in low-income countries and the factors that contribute to it.
"It is the basis for international classifications such as developed country, developing country, and least developed country."
"there are many schools of thought and conventions regarding which are the exact features constituting the "development" of a country."
"Historically, development was largely synonymous with economic development."
"gross domestic product (GDP), often viewed alongside actuarial measures such as life expectancy."
"More recently, writers and practitioners have begun to discuss development in the more holistic and multi-disciplinary sense of human development."
"Other related concepts are, for instance, competitiveness, quality of life or subjective well-being."
""International development" is different from the simple concept of "development"."
"international development has come to refer to a distinct field of practice, industry, and research."
"...with a focus on economic growth, alleviating poverty, and improving living conditions in previously colonized countries."
"The international community has codified development aims in, for instance, the Millennium Development Goals (2000 to 2015) and the Sustainable Development Goals (2015 to 2030)."
"through readily gathered (for developed countries) or estimated monetary proxies (estimated for severely undeveloped or isolationist countries)"
"The international community has codified development aims"
"monetary proxies such as gross domestic product (GDP)"
"with a focus on economic growth, alleviating poverty, and improving living conditions"
"alleviating poverty and improving living conditions"
"the Millennium Development Goals (2000 to 2015) and the Sustainable Development Goals (2015 to 2030)"
"writers and practitioners have begun to discuss development in the more holistic and multi-disciplinary sense of human development"
"developed country, developing country, and least developed country"
"competitiveness, quality of life, or subjective well-being"