Industrialization in Third World Countries

Running Head: INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
Topic- Independent study essay- industrialization in third world countries
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Issue
Industrialization pose a positive impact in third world countries.
Judgment
Judgment of the essay is factual.
Industrialization in underdeveloped country leads to modernization. It plays a vital role in
urbanization. Through industrialization economic growth of the country increases which helps in
decreasing the poverty rate and unemployment.
Thesis statement
To explore the positive impact of industrialization in third world countries with respect to
poverty, economic growth, unemployment, labor and time saving techniques.
Context
Industrialization is setting up industries and factories which leads to modernization. Third
world countries or underdeveloped countries which are way far from modernization faces
various complication with respect to business expansion, medical facilities, job opportunities and
other resources. Industrialization in such countries which needs improvisation helps in providing
such facilities to the local community and increases their way of living and also increases the life
expectancy rate of the demographic population.
Industrialization started in between 18th and 19th centuries, when America and Europe
moved towards urbanization. This is marked as the beginning of industrial revolution. Before
industrial movement started, manufacturing of tools and different items was often done at homes
by using hand tools and hand-made elementary machines. It involves large labor force and are

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also time consuming. To minimize the manufacturing time, new tools and technologies was
implemented. Invention of steam engine also plays a vital role in urbanization as it helps in
expanding business among the countries. Industrial revolution posed a positive impact on the
living by giving rise to urbanization.
Now-a-days most of the people rely on industries to earn for their living. It deliver more
job opportunities to the general people of the third world countries and also helps in economic
growth of the country.
Main arguments
1. Industrialization in third world countries decreases poverty rate by providing countless
job opportunities to the general population.
i. Industrialization have a positive impact in decreasing the unemployment
rate in developing countries by providing jobs to needy people (Alvarez,
Barney & Newman, 2015).
ii. In Latin America and East Asia 34% of the total population rely on
industrialization for their living (Gereffi & Wyman, 2014).
iii. After industrialization in Ghana, rate of unemployment decreases in recent
years (Honorati & Johansson de Silva, 2016).
iv. Counter- Even after industrialization, structure of unemployment does not
change in Gresik because of lack of education among the local
communities (Sutikno & Suliswanto, 2017).
2. Industrialization helps in decreasing the dependency of common people on foreign
resources by large scale production of goods in the country.

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i. Industrialization also helps in agricultural growth in many developing
countries by lowering the cost of pesticides and insecticide (Aggarwal, &
Kumar, 2015)
ii. In developing countries, industrialization lowers the cost of several goods
such as, shoes, clothing and fiber materials (Kuznetsov, Gimpelson &
Yakovlev, 2015).
iii. Industrialization in underdeveloped countries helps in accessing medical
items and medicines at affordable rates than before (Mackintosh, Banda,
Wamae & Tibandebage, 2016).
iv. Counter- Setting of factories for large scale production of goods leads to
overcrowding and pollution (Cherniwchan, 2012).
3. Industrialization leads to rise in the standard of living of common people of the
developing countries by providing easy access to medical resources.
i. Developed countries have easy access to medical care and hence, any
illness and disease can be cured more rapidly with effective result and
better health outcomes (Canudas-Romo, Booth & Bergeron-Boucher,
2019).
ii. Life expectancy rate of a population increases in third world countries
after industrialization came into action (kontis et al., 2017)
iii. In under developed countries mortality rate is high due to less medical
facilities and proper care (Moy, 2017).