Industrialized Country

Examples of Industrialized Country in the following topics:

• Industrializing Countries

  • Industrializing countries have low standards of living, undeveloped industry, and low Human Development Indices (HDIs).
  • An industrializing country, also commonly referred to as a developing country or a less-developed country, is a nation with a low standard of living, undeveloped industrial base, and low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.
  • Industrializing countries have HDIs between the most and least industrialized countries in the world .
  • For example, India is considered a industrializing country.
  • Explain why some scholars use the term 'less-developed country' instead of 'industrializing country'

• Industrialized Countries

  • Industrialized countries have greater levels of wealth and economic development than less-industrialized countries.
  • An industrialized country, also commonly referred to as a developed country, is a sovereign state with a highly developed economy relative to other nations.
  • The criteria to use and the countries to classify as developed are contentious issues, as discussed below.
  • In terms of global stratification, industrialized countries are at the top of the global hierarchy.
  • The Human Development Index, along with the entire concept of "developing" and "developed" countries, has been criticized on a number of grounds.

• Least Industrialized Countries

  • The Pacific island country of Samoa illustrates the distinction between least industrialized countries that receive international aid from the UN and industrializing countries that do not necessarily receive significant assistance from the UN.
  • To be considered a least industrialized country, or least developed country (LDC) as they are commonly called, a country must have a small economy and low standards of living .
  • In the past, countries that are now labeled as LDCs were known as "third world" countries.
  • Global Humanitarian Forum Discussion of Special Needs of Least Industrialized Countries
  • Countries in the 1–10,000 international dollar range roughly correspond to least industrialized countries.

• Industrialization and the Graying of the Globe

  • Industrialization has contributed to the growth of the older age population due to the technological advances that have come with it.
  • Most Western countries industrialized by the nineteenth century but the Industrial Revolution is still occurring around the world.
  • Industrialized countries are defined by measures of economic growth and security.
  • Countries that score poorly on these scales are considered to be non-industrialized, though it should be noted that non-industrialized countries are undergoing the process of industrialization.
  • Industrialization brings money into an economy.

• Industrial Conflict

  • Industrial sociology examines the effects of industrial organization on workers, and the conflicts that can result.
  • An example of a labor union is the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO), whose constituent unions represent most American workers.
  • An example of a craft union was the American Federation of Labor before it merged with the Congress of Industrial Organization.
  • Originating in Europe, trade unions became popular in many countries during the Industrial Revolution, when the lack of skill necessary to perform most jobs shifted employment bargaining power almost completely to the employers' side, causing many workers to be mistreated and underpaid.
  • In some countries, unions are closely aligned with political parties.

• Education and Industrialization

  • It has been argued that high rates of education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth.
  • In developing countries, the number and seriousness of the problems faced is naturally greater.
  • Empirical analyses tend to support the theoretical prediction that poor countries should grow faster than rich countries because they can adopt cutting edge technologies already tried and tested by rich countries.
  • The reasons usually include two aspects which respectively come from countries and individuals.
  • The brain drain is often associated with de-skilling of emigrants in their country of destination, while their country of emigration experiences the draining of skilled individuals.

• Modernization and Technology

  • These processes may be considered the phase of technological innovation following the Industrial Revolution, which some have labeled the Information Revolution.
  • Modernization through technological innovation is seen by modernization theorists as a key way that poor countries can "catch up" to the developed world.
  • This can lead to ethnocentric bias and prejudice against poorer countries who do not develop the new technologies that higher income countries do.
  • Another flaw with modernization theory is its failure to recognize that if poorer countries adopt the technologies of higher-income countries, this may foster dependence.
  • Poorer countries will rely on higher-income countries for support and guidance, thus widening (rather than narrowing) the power differential.

• Industrial Societies: The Birth of the Machine

  • During the Industrial Revolution (roughly 1750 to 1850) changes in technology had a profound effect on social and economic conditions.
  • Examples of the technological innovation of the Industrial Revolution include the invention of steam and coal engines.
  • The period of time covered by the Industrial Revolution varies with different historians.
  • Great Britain provided the legal and cultural foundations that enabled entrepreneurs to pioneer the Industrial Revolution.
  • Analyze the shift from manual to machine based labor during the First and Second Industrial Revolutions

• Industrial Work

  • Industrial labor is labor in industry, usually manufacturing, but it may also include service work, such as cleaning or cooking.
  • In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Industrial Revolution dramatically changed labor practices.
  • Before the Industrial Revolution, most production took place in homes or in small workshops.
  • Industrial labor is defined as labor in industry.
  • Industrial labor includes factory workers, but it may also include service workers, such as cleaners and cooks.

• Migration

  • Specific types of migrants can include colonizers (who forcefully enter into a country or territory), refugees (who are forced to flee their country), and temporary migrants (who travel to a new place temporarily, such as business travelers, tourists, or seasonal farm workers).
  • Some countries, including the United States, allow special permits for seasonal agricultural workers to temporarily work in the country without granting full citizenship rights.
  • Industrialization also sparked transnational labor migration that has further swelled urban populations.
  • These remittances can also have a broader effect on the economy of the receiving country as a whole as they bring in capital.
  • Trade with one country, which causes economic decline in another, may create incentives to migrate to a country with a more vibrant economy.