Explain why there is a need for world development There is a need for world development because the gap between the rich and poor is getting wider and many lives are lost needlessly.

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(a)(ii) Explain why there is a need for world development

There is a need for world development because the gap between the rich and poor is getting wider and many lives are lost needlessly.

The reasons for lack of development are because of war and some less developed countries spend more of their money on weapons that could be used to send all children to school. Also, war destroys land, homes, hospitals, schools, and leave people to flee o other neighboring countries, causing that country to also become poor. Some chemicals also contaminate the ground so that nothing can be grown there.

There are many deaths that are easily treatable but cause so many deaths in the 'third world'. The less developed countries are poor because they may have corrupt government officials that spend money on less important things such as civil wars and the production of weapons. The money isn't equally distributed throughout the world, some people have luxuries that are unnecessary such as pointless electronics e.g. hair dryers when others starve to death and struggle to survive.

Some people argue that we do help the less developed countries by giving them food but