| Aspects of Development and
Environment |
Developed Countries |
Developing Countries |
| Economies |
Post-industrial economies. |
Changing from primary sector into industrial
economics. |
| Natural Resources |
Reconstructing the
natural capital stock depleted in earlier stages of the development. |
Immediately dependence for
their livelihood on the natural resources base by the majority of population; High value
of natural resources added in the economies. |
| Unemployment |
Related to a cyclical phenomenon or one
related to the high rate of automation in the economy. |
Related to a shortage of man-made capital and
other complementary resources. |
| Environmental Problems |
Those related to the
application of modern technology, to economic growth, to advances in technology and to
high income and consumption levels. |
Those related to economic
backwardness, poverty, unemployment, stagnant technology and slow growth in general. |
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