underdevelopment
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As a result, many films such as the 1966 movie Death Of A Bureaucrat and 1968's Memories Of Underdevelopment, both directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea, became art-house classics.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2011
Underdevelopment, illiteracy, ignorance and poor management of the environment are the major causes of climate change in Africa.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2010